davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

The following application for reduc-
ton in the assessed valuation of per-
mended to the Department of Taxation:
ORGY Plaisted, village of Bruno --$163 90
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

The following applications for re-
duction of assessed valuation of Home
stead were favorably recommended to
the Department of Taxation:
Ludwig Madsen, Sla of NEA. Sec.
35N3-20.
Charles Sampson, Lots 9, 10 and IL,
Block /, Cunningham 1st addition to
Village of Sturgeon Lake.
Adam Yocum, ETA of Ela, Sec. 2
4ON21.
Kenneth Campbell, E. 140 #. of Lots
7 and 8, Block ~, Village of Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

The following bill was laid over:
H. Longstreet Taylor Founda-
ton, care of Mrs. Clarence
Olson 1916
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

Dog License Fund.
Co., blanks IS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-14

The following applications for re-
duction in the assessed valuation OF
real estate were favorably recon-
mended to the Department of Taxa
Evening star., 1942-05-10

His simplest method is to 60 or
write to the nearest registrar OF vital
statistics, and ask for a certified copy
of another persons birth certificate.
The chances are that no one will make
the slightest effort to find out whether
or not he is the person concerned.
If he should 60 to the State Regis
trar of Florida, he would be spared
even the inconvenience OF pretending
to be the interested party, for the
Registrar is compelled by law to give
a copy of any vital-statistics docu-
ment to any inquirer blessed with 50
cents. Thus kindly provided with an
American birth certificate. a foreign
saboteur is equipped to go to work
in a vital defense plant. The law that
can condemn an employer to pay
$4,000 fine and serve FIVE years in
Jail if he hires an alien for certain re-
stricted government contracts is ac-
tually worth next to nothing!
The fact that registered aliens have
been fingerprinted gives some oppor-
tunity for a check-up. But how many
enemy aliens avoided registration and
how many of them provided them
selves with false birth certificates is
something government officials can
only surmise. Eventually fires in fac
tories, breakdowns in assembly lines
and crashes of sabotaged planes may
give us fair idea.
Of course it is great mistake to
think of an alien, even from an enemy
country, as necessarily disloyal, for
many are as passionately dedicated
to an Allied victory as any American.
However, these are not usually the
ones who take the dishonest short cuts
to citizenship.
A well-set-up young man appeared
in the Office of City Clerk Harry S.
Richenstein of Newark. New Jersey.
about year ago. and asked for a
Evening star., 1942-05-10

that anyone could secure false birth
certificate so easily in city teeming
with vital war plants.
What these wrought-up citizens
failed to realize was that false birth
certificates can be obtained with the
greatest of ease in nearly all parts of
the United States. Connecticut is, in
fact, comparatively strict; in several
Evening star., 1942-05-10

birth-certificate copy. He gave the
name of professional flyer. The flyer
happened to be dead, though, as
usual. there was nothing to indicate
this on the certificate.
''On the strength of this document
and some skillfully trumped-up rec
concentrations, the young man got
a job as a pilot" MIR. Rchenstein
stated. Fortunately he didn't get
away with the trick for long. The FBI
became suspicious. arrested the pilot
and discovered that they had bagged
an extremely able German agent. At
the time of his arrest his duties re-
quired that he fly once a week over
the Panama Canal"
QuestionnAixs
0HAKEN by this experience, Mr.,
Richenstein decided to find out lust
how easy it was to get another per-
sons birth certificate. He hired man
to enter his own department three
times in one morning and ask for the
birth certificates of three different
people.
The man got them without being
recognized as repeater or encounter.
ing a single question mark.
"To become a citizen by natu-
ralization requires five years. "Mr.
Richenstein said. ''Here, we We been
making citizens in five minutes.'
Today the Newark native son who
wants copy of his birth certificate
is confronted with a QUESTIONABLE
that would stop an imposter in his
tracks. Besides having to answer
minute queries on family history, he
must present a statement from his
clergyman, employer or other reliable
sponsor declaring that he is actually
the person named on the certificate.
How many aliens have thus been
thwarted Mr. Richenstein has no way
Evening star., 1942-05-10

FEW weeks ago many Americans
~ were shocked to learn that an
= - experimenting reporter, who
happened to be New Jersey native
son, secured a so-called delayed birth
certificate in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
merely by producing two witnesses
who claimed to know the facts of his
birth. 1t was scandalous, they said.
Evening star., 1942-05-10

other states, delayed certificates (those
issued to people who were unregis-
tered at birth) are handed out with
much more sweeping generosity. In
most places it is not even necessary to
go through the motions of getting a
witness. An enemy alien can make
himself Citizen" in a few minutes,
at a cost of Is or so cents.
Evening star., 1942-05-10

White without bleaching - that
means the kind Of wash everyone
admires. It's the sparkling kind of
whiteness you get with the New
OXYDOL-so easiiy-so safely!
And IT'S . Joy to use New OxydoI
Evening star., 1942-05-10
Hu 1zu mM NEW OXTD0Z
nit A11zzIv '/yASZzE-Ru JMuS/
AND IT'S MlDER ON HANDS, now SAFE FOR C0ORS AND RAY(

New Oxydol is much richer in wash.
ing power. Every ounce is packed
with more power to wash clothes
wbife Wifboaf biea ching, even in
hard water.
And Glory Be!-you get this new
washing power in an Oxydol that's
even miIder on hands than before.
Not only safe for lovely Colored
washa bles, but safe for dainty wash
able rayonS!
Evening star., 1942-05-10

with its new
kind of busy,
active Illus
tle-Bubble''
sudS. You see,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
The Unspeakable Jap
CBremerton News searchlightJ

AS outcaSt nation, Japan has violated all
civilized traditions of warfare by its inhuman treat
ment OF American, Filipino and other prisoners
Seldom in the annals of hostiltes have there been
recorded outrageous conditions where grinning
Japs slap white women, pastors, helpless captives
torment and starve their il-starred prisoners and
subject them to every imaginable indignity Aneri-
can history has nothing like it on record. Ameri-
cans captured by Filipino tribesmen Jared better.
Naval Constructor r. P. Hobson captured by the
Spanish when he bottled up Santiago Harbor with
the sinking of the Merrmac message, we
are prisoners of the Spanards but being used
we'll" and he verified the fact when he rescued.
Once when Americans captured by Barbary
pirates, Gunner Tomkins reported They fed us
we'll, if they did kill of the captured
crew" But such reassuring reports come from
the Japanese prisoners who return, gaunt nerve
shocked Inundated, crushed by their experience.
Read the horrors they relate then minimize the
statements and believe half-and there is plenty
left to shock Women who have returned some
times withhold all the facts. young nurse ended
her life when she returned, leaving note say
ing Il never survive the horrible experience,
even if I cannot tell all" Yet, while Japs continue
to starve and abuse their hapess prisoners of
America must treat Jap internees with kindly
consideration feeding them with the best and even
paying them liberal wages for what little work they
do in the nternment camps Reprisas have been
suggested, but Americans averse to dehumanize
their land Jap captives happy and con-
tented while the Jap prisoners continue to exist
amid unspeakable conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29

and from which the capitol has
been moved, flowers are difficult to
get.
However. attached to the Amer
ican Embassy is a Russian American
named Morris Zeltzer, who has the
reputation of being able to do al
most anything. So Morris rushed
out during the ballet to find the
flowers. Knowing he could not buy
them at that time of night, he went
to the national botanical gardens,
climbed over the wall, picked large
bouquet, wrapped it in newspaper
and rushed back to the opera house.
Hastily he wrapped it in a second
piece OF paper to hide the news
paper, and thrust it into the large
hand of Wendell Willkie.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
DIRECT AcTIoNIsT

Wiilkie was sitting in box over
looking the stage. AS the curtain
dropped and the leading lady came
out to take her bow, it was Wilkes
cue. Most people would have sent
the flowers up by an usher with a
card. But not Willkie He believes
in doing things himself.
So with more grace than one could
expect from his huge bulk, he swung
himself out over the box rail, onto
the stage. Striding up TO the startled
ballerina, he grasped one hand, put
the flowers in the other hand. Then
impuisively he kissed her
The leading lady, surprised, pulled
away, stood there a moment not
knowing what TO do. And Willkie
had almost clambered back into his
box before she recovered. Then she
began pirouetting and throwing
kisses in his direction in a climax
which brought down the house.
The story of the incident spread
all over Russia and made a great
hit Stain has system OF loud
speakers which give the news in
almost every little village in Rus
STA, 50 everywhere Willkie went,
they knew about his kiss for the
baiierina.
But it never would have happened
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
20 YEARS AGO f {yfm EMPIRE
DECEMBER %. 1929

DECEMBER
reelected American Legion
Auxiliary Bradford Post meeting OF the Auxiliary
Elks Hail. elected weer: Vice
Secretary Weslake Treasurer
Elizabeth Nordlng; Executive Committee Mrs CsJ Sklse Mrs
Getche and Irene decided that the auxiliary
would the of the American Legion
hospitals in the States for the coming year.
Vapophem President Juain Alaska Mines Company
Billie Dickinson from
expected mine the following day.
Matt Frank employee Chchagof who was severely injured IN an
accident brought and was being taken
to Seattle medical
George returned Juneau the
He had been in the southern
of official business
Allen wife pastor Methodist Church. and
the Princess Mary scheduled
Dr. Allen had been in the
States for time
meeting to be held at A. Hall
musical from II O'Clock
and dancing continue for
according Sckett lessee of the hail. who had
party be charge for the community
evening
snowy with urre predicted for the evening and
following day Maximum temperature 81 and minimum 20
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
X-Rays in Battle
New York Times


When an X-ray picture had to be made i'll the
home twenty years ago motor truck would rumble
to the door and mechanics would unload ponderous
apparatus and set it up at the bedside Since the
house current could not be used, the x-ray machn-
cry had to be connected by cables with special
orators and transformers on the truck. This cum.
brous equipment has long been abandoned for some
thing lighter and more portable The latest develop
ment is the subject of congratulatory cable thai
General Dwight Eisenhower sent from the North
African front to Lieut. Col Alfred A. DeLormer,
who happens to be in Chicago addressing the Radio
logical Society of America X-ray develop
ments And the reason for congratuation? The
Lieutenant Colonel is the designer of portable x
ray machine which be carried in three sutcases
by airplane and which has performed miracles on
the battlefield of North Africa.
AS might be expected, we have here the natural
consequence of steady evolution of the old truck
borne machinery. Both medicine and industry want
ed something light and efficent-medicine for pur
poses that obvious and industry in order to de-
tect internal weakening flaws in metal castings 1t
no longer astonishes workers to see a machine
wheeled up to a piece that has just been poured
and X-ray picture taken of its interior. In ten
minutes the whole task is finished But here the
man at the switches has only to plug into the plant
electric supply. On the battlefield whole general
ing equipment capable of working at 100000 volts
must be transported Yet all the machinery be
carried by air, and it weighs more than 700
pounds.
No mean piece of designing is this. Real in
vention is involved. When the story of this is
told in detail there will be many chapter what
doctors and engineers have done 1t will be story
of sufa drugs that STAYED off wound infections. OF
tropical swamps drained of larvae which might de-
velop into disease carrying mosquitoes, of daring
surgical operations performed by candlelight, and
of machines such those that Lieut.. Col DeLormer
and others have designed to save lives that would
otherwise have been lost
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
LOOK and LEARN q. G. GORDON

l. What homonyms?
the who attend church in large
in small towns?
g. What is the life of dog?
story published in serial form in
newspaper?
What the largest mountain in South America?
ANSWERS:
spelling and
ing; BARE and BEAR.
Large per cent per
g. IA years. sss@ &saNN wWNHHE
a. Robinson Crusoe," by Daniel Deoe
5. Argentina 23,38O high
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
Daily lessons in English ~ y L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: There is quite little
in
quite mistaken S quite exhausted"
OFTEN NIsPRONOUNCED: Toupee Pronounce 90 in
TOO, e as in ME- syllable, toopay.
OFTEN AfISSPELLED fumes Wreak Ito free
play
SYNONYMS: Beginning noun) source
incipience ncipiency
three times and it is yours Let us
vocabulary Todays word
ALTERATIONS especially what right
repentng of former
alterations with Him'-Ean.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
SIR HUBERT, AGAIN

Sir Hubert wilkins, who is known Outside for
an Arctic explorer, and in Alaska for the bum that
re is recently out in Chicago to advocate
that Alaska be given to the Japs.
He said that the Japanese colonization of Alaska
might have prevented the present war and may
still be the solution to Japans need for living
space" He also said that Japan doesn't want to
invade Australia but merely wishes to trade with
the down-uilder continent.
wilkins wasn't speaking in Tokyo He was
speaking in America where he has been privileged
to live for number OF years while cooking up pub
licy schemes for his hazardous dt in the news
papers explorations
1t is apparent that wilkins was on another
publicity spree when he mouthed his scheme TO
give Alaska to the Japs But this time it is serious.
First because we are at war and because wilkins,
as a resolution adopted by the Juneau Mine and
Millworers Union points out echo the very speech
es of the Tokyo imperiaists give aid and
comfort :" TO the enemy.
In the second place wilkins is attached to the
military planning division of the offices of the
United States War Department. His listeners con-
meet him with the War Department, not with his
native land Australia
IT is one thing to preface statement win "if'
and talk about things that might have averted this
unwholesome war Why not one big IF" and
simply say that if we had given Japan and Ger
many and Italy everything they wanted, there would
have been fighting?
This is the cheapest of cheap grabs for pup
licity It is almost bad as the time when wilkins
on one OF his hazardous trips, couldn't be reached
by radio for several days and was not heard from
by radio for several days Asked about it later, he
said that he couldn't establish transmission. The
radio company which foolishly had equipped the
expedition with of its sets and had used the
donation as a of advertising, investigated
The company found out why the set didn't work
The radio operator told not to turn it on fol
several days by wilkins
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
is tWofold:

is twofold:
/. Chile has been giving these as
surances for months, and what the
United States wants is action.
2. No special envoy is needed for
this purpose, especially since the
Chilean Ambassador, Rodolfo Mich
els, has been urging his government
to break relations ever since the
Rio conference last January.
Furthermore, officials hear that
Morales is seeking some benefits
from the United States in return
for Chile's break of relations. But
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
MERRY-Go-ROUND

Gen. Brehon Somervell, as charm
ing as he is able, has been wooing
Senator Pepper of Florida, trying
to ease him away from the Toland
Bill which would revamp and in
crease civilian control over war pro-
duction The Pennsylvania
Quaker village of Swarthmore is
subscribing for bomber to bear the
name "Swarthmore. Surveys
show that U. S. undertakers have
only a small supply of copper and
bronze on hand for caskets; most of
them have indicated they will gladly
return it to the war effort As
sistant Secretary of State Berle,
contrary to previous report in this
column, opposed putting Prince Otto
of Austria Hungary in charge of an
Austrian Legion :. Ed Halsey, Sec
rotary of the Senate, is relative
of Pacific Hero Admiral Halsey !.
1t was Minnesota's Congressman
Mel Mas, returned from Marine
Corps service in the Pacific, who
urged FDR to put Halsey in COM
mand According to the campaign
literature of Ed Moore, millionaire
oil man who defeated Oklahoma
Senator Josh Lee. New Deal Of
ficials are 'leeches and lice" and a
FAR greater menace to America
than Hitler and the Japs.. Ed
is now considering switching from
the Republican to the Democratic
side.
Copyright. 1912. by United Feature
Syndicate, Ipc.ls.yr
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
bat do not compel"
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 80


Benefic aspects dominate today.
The morning hours are stimulating
TO the mind which should be Keen
err than usual in intuition and fore
sight. Neptune is in threatening
aspect.
HEART AND HOME: Aged per-
sons are subject to a favorable
rule of the stars which should
cause their counsel to be regarded.
Under this CONFORMATION grand
mother and grandfather may have
peculiarly prophetic views on
events in the coming year. T e
morning is a lucky time for girls
to meet strangers of the opposite
sex. Friendships, not love affairs
are Indicated There is lucky sign
for the evening when social groups
should Benefit. The stars are read
as inspiring regard for natural
charms. Use of cosmetics is to be
limited in coming months.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS. Labor is
under a most fortunate aspect to-
day Heads of big business an d
Government officials are subject to
criticism while this CONFORMATION
prevcils. In closing the records for
1912 the disposition to note en-
ployers' mistakes may be evident
among certain groups. The eve
ming should be most fortunate in
agreement on policies that assure
complete cooperation. Strikes are
to be out-moded in coming months,
according to the reading of for
i eign seer who is not usually opti-
mistic. 81
NATIONAL ISSUES: Demands
that a nation able to draft mil
lions of men, train them and send
them to fight in foreign lands
should eliminate from the cities of
the United States the underworld
| denizens whose crimes cost many
lives and large amounts OF money
each year will be insister1t in 1913.
Restriction of liquor sales near
Army camps will prove ineffective,
the stars indicate, but prohibition
will not again become law, the
seers announce However, agitation
| to control vice will be more sue
cessful than attempts to. eliminate
the sale of alcoholic drinks.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
Hitler and the Emperor of Japan
are to find 1913 most unfortunate
for them. 1t was predicted that
the Nazi dictator would meet death
before the end of this year, but
mistakes in estimating the close
| of a life may be due to erroneous
reports of the hour of birth. 1t is
recalled that the death of the
Kaiser was foretold before the end
of World War l, but he survived
for many years. The seers declare
that Hitler is to meet his end be-
fore many months have passed and
that he may be asSassinated OF
commit suicide
| Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of year OF good
prospects. Advancement and gain
are foretold.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be endowed with good
brains and healthy bodies. They
have the forecast of good fortune
and success.
Copyright, 1912
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
Washington
Merry
Go-Round

CONTINUED from Page One)
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snowy, ues predicted for the evening and
following temperature 81 and minimum 30
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FlUDlKN llIuULIiL ROBERTA LEE

Christmas New Years card to
courtesy that be written
this
Yes; greetings say happy
his
Is for girl to gold silver sandals in the
afternoon
a dinner always small and informal?
be given at hotel club
n a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29

this government is not in a mood
to bargain over foreign policy and
will say SO frankly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29
CHILE VS.. AXIS

Pro-democratic Chilean Minister
of Interior Angel Morales has ar
rived in Washington bearing letter
from President Rios of Chile to
President Roosevelt. Those who have
seen the letter say it gives assur-
ances of Chile's intention to break
relations with the Axis.
However U. s. diplomats are bit
skeptical Reason for the skepticism
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-12-29

if Morrie zeltzer hadn't stolen the
flowers.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DECEMBER 20

DECEMBER 90
Charlotte Soule
Elmer j. Jacobsen
George E. Sleeper
Mrs. M. E. Flohr
Elva Fischer
James t. Kelly
Mrs. T. T. Thornton
Ezra F. Dewitt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-16
Language Of Flags

Keelhauling was another pun
ishment that more often than
not resulted in death. The idea
was TO tie a line QandlubberS
call EN- ropes TO the culprit,
toss him over the port side,
haul him under the ship and UP
on the starboard side Besides
near drowning. the man was
usually cut TO ribbons on the
barnacles clustered on ships
bottom
The Navy is concerned with
all manner Of flags. A red pen
nant is the "chow-rag" and
means that the crew IS dining A
burgee is a pointed flag and Is
used by yacht clubs. The
quarantine flag is yellow
square. A red square flag means
the ammunition barge is along
side and no smoking is order
OF the day" The President. con-
Suls and admirals have their
own flags and these are flown
when their owners are aboard
ship. And every flag in the
alphabet has a name so theren
be no misunderstanding when
sailors call out the flags Instead
Of ADD which might be con-
fused these flags are Able, Boy,
Dog.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-16
Mother .

Mother gets another pat on the
Walin, of WabaSha, Mimi.
Dear Miss Robinson: A mans first
love is his mother and she is the cri-
terion by which all other women are
judged-including his wife. In no case
does he criticize his mother, but he does
his wife IL she does not meet the stan
dards of his mother.
"A mans early training shapes his
whole attitude toward his future occu-
patton and in turn his success. The
mother has the task Of shaping this
individual mind she must give him
religious training and an ideal for him
to strive toward.