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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Eorth-Is-FIot Theorist Leads
Boston Spring Soopbox Orators

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April aspiring is here
so Is the open season for orators
on Boston Common-and so is a
gentleman known as Prof. John G
Abizaid with his theory that the
earth is fiat.
Other orators exercising free
speech from their soapboxes along
the Commons mall usually concern
themselves with the Bible, Socialism
and sometimes the war, but Prob
Abizaid clings year after year to
his pet topic.
A neatly dressed man with white
hair and flowing white mustache,
and possessed of strong but pleas
ant voice, he illustrates his theory
with an instrument shaped like a
pie plate, about a foot in diameter.
From the center of the plate,
which is covered with words, cir
Giles and numbers difficult for the
layman to grasp, there extends an
arm like the hand Of a clock.
Each year he is asked on his first
appearance whether he has changed
over to the belief that the earth
Is round. Each year he smiles and
replies:
mo. The earth is still fiat. 1t
has always been fiat. The cheaters
have said 1t was round. But this
instrument proves it is fat"
What If he should convince every
body?
Just this" says Prof. Abizaid.
"A hundreds years from now when
there is more intelligence in the
world and everybody knows the
earth is fiat, they will not look
back on us and think we were a
lot of dummy dummies.
He knows the task he faces in
trying to swing people to his be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02
Pastor Is Transferred

LEONARDTOWN, Md, April Z
(SpeciaD The Rev. B. H. Polman
S. j., former pastor of the Chapel
Point Church, has been transferred
to the pastorates Of st. Francis
Xavier Church at Newton and Our
Lady's Chapel in Medleys Neck, sue
ceeding the Rev. Gilbert Schmidt
S. j., who has been transferred to
Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

Old paper makes fine cardboard.
Cardboard makes wrappers for
shells. You know what we can do
with shells. So give the Government
your old paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-04-02

lief, but this and every summer
Sunday afternoon, weather permit
ting, he will be on the Common,
expounding his theory to the knots
of passersby who gather and then
pass on.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02

nhis 7Ari tocracy"i based
on the exploit tation OF the p7O-
ole Of the deMocracies OF europe
whose princip1e concern has BEEN
to build civil zation ana n ao-
equ4tg standard OF living tor
themselves md their chilar en-.
Hi tier Germany strives to build
. nj ta-y muchine in Europe
which has no other purpose tnun
to 1'orce f1rmor-proGuco rs ana
l45orers to work for virtually
nothing IL order to feed ii t.
ler' S lust for world power.
Taken from IN 4rti Gle by
IA. G. Shack, Governor OF the
FRI Credit Admin tra tt OIL.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02

lid Weather has caused much
OF the frosh moat that hos boon
frozen for preservation to thoW .
out, end farmers are wondering
what should be done to keep this
meat edible condi tt on. The fol+,,
lowing re cormondati ons have been
suggested by tho Extension Agent.
3rinc Cured Salt Pork: Rub
each pioco Of pork with fine so1t
and pack closely in contcinor.
Lot stand ovorni ght. Make 9 brine
USING lib. salt 2 Id. sugar
OF. soltpotor a to 6 gallons
Of boiling waSor.:for each 100 lbs.
mcot. Four ovor tho moat when
brine is cold. Weight the moat
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02
LOCAI,iEEl

LOCAL. LEN IN AUTO ACcID LIT
The car in viii CHI John Lake,
Harry Jenson and Victor Eohn wore
riding homo W. tn Joe Poole from
thoir Worl, at the base at Anchor
age last Saturday evening crashed
into an Army truck on the HI 8hwoy
between Archorago end Palmer.
Yohn was taken dire city TO
his homo. The others wore taken
to tho Palmer hospi tai whore Lake
Was found to have internal iniu-
ry IS we'll as lacorati ons about
face and head, Poole received
treat mcnt FOR severe bruiso on tn
knee. Jonson nod c broken nose
ana injured foot. ~. La1Eo r.
moino6 in tho hos pitol until tho
81 s 10th car and truck wore in
bad shape.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02
Jan. 9

down to keep it undo1' the brine.
ALLOW days cure for oacll ID. OF
hams and shoulder, 5 days aor oo-
con emo small pieces. Whom cured
take it out, washing in lnzoUarm
uctor, and hang in the smo'lchouso.
Dri cd Cured Pork: For cvoly 100
ID. Of meat use lib. salt 10.
sugar OF. saltpotor. Tx the
ingrodi onts and rub 1/3 OF tho
mi xturo over tho meat. Pack and
Let stand 3 days. Rub another l/3
Of the mixture over tho nc t end
Let stand moro days. Rub the
meat ct tho end Of tho 5 days vi tn
the remainder OF the mixture, and
pack it in 9 borrol or contGinor
to ours. Allow Il days cure for
each Id. OF tho average size
pioc boing cured.
Il. few rocoutions should be
adhered to: e. nil and cross
carefully "a Cool thoroos lily
before curing 90 DO not cure
moat when frozen or tainted az
Have vessels for curing II oat end
clean.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02

The Butte Honomcl1ors Club
wi meet wi tn Hrs. Patrick Aonl-
NOR on Jodncsday January Is.
The day Of the moo ting 3.cs boon
changed from Thursday to "odnos day
Of each month.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02

NEW CASHIER AT COOP CF7IcE
Lowell 5. Clomons is tho now
coshi err at tho Coop Office, TAX
ing the place Of >. 2. tobolats
who left tho last Of the month to
accept O post on in the states.
llr. Clomans halls from
Seattle originally, but co1ao hero
from Yakatot.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1942-01-02
HOSPITAL Totes

Lorraine 3tlig1a hos been
adrni tied for medical troctMont.
Mrs. Elmor Williams OF Ind
cpondonco was adrni tod FOR obsor-
walton.
Tonsi lo toni os woro porf orm--
cd for Catherine, Joseph, aloanoro
Groonway, Rose ChuclZinoff ond
John Davis, all Of Eklutna.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
WANT REAL, NOT STRAW VOTE
Duluth Steel Plant News)

Duluth Steel Plant News)
Hjalmar Petersen, a member of the
Railroad and Warehouse Commis-
sion, is staunch advocate for enact
ment of legislation giving the men
in our armed forces the right to vote
and those within continental United
States free ballot.
We believe that every man in the
armed forces should have a right to
vote without expense to himself. If
circumstances make it impossible for
those on the battle fronts to vote, well
and good, but vast majority would
be able to vote. They should be
given voice in the conduct of the
democracy for which they are fight
ing.
In 1918 straw vote was taken in
some of the army units. That pro-
cedure did not take well with the
soldiers. 1t was considered an in
suit to vote and not have that vote
count.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
WANTS MORE THAN PROMISES
(Waseca Herald)

Sir Stafford Cripps, the English
statesman who was sent to India to
get aid in fighting the japanese, an
nounced last week that his mission
was a failure. It seems that the ma
tiveS of India want the same status
of self-government that England has
granted to other sections of the Brit
ish empire, but has only been given
promises of what she will get after
the war.
For several generations past, Eng
land has been draining the wealth Of
India to help English artistocracy live
in luxury and has given little in re-
turn. The natives now see a chance
to demand a square deal and will not
accept promises. In marked contrast
to this situation, we see the Filipinos
fighting side by side with the Amer
leans against the japanese invasion.
If England had treated the natives of
India the same as we had treated
the Filipinos they would be battling
with her today.
While no man can tell what the
status of the world will be when the
present war scourge is over, it is
more than probable that the British
empire will be much smaller than it
was when Hitler went crazy.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

i've. No one has higher claim to
the ballot. There has, however, been
wide gap between principle and
practice in this respect, due solely
to the fact that adequate machinery
for assuring soldiers and sailors their
vote has not existed.
Illinois and many other states, it
is true, have absentee voters laws.
These laws were passed to assure
their franchise to citizens who had
to be away from home on election
day. The machinery was designed
to deal with individual cases and not
with masses of men in the armed
services. In consequence, thousands
of soldiers and sailors were fore
closed from voting in the recent
Illinois primary and will be similarly
foreclosed in primaries in other states
and in the November election if the
task of getting ballots to them is left
to the unsuitable mechanism of the
absentee voters laws.
Congressman Martin, Republican
leader in the house, has introduced
a bill to provide adequate machinery
for service mems votes through the
cooperation of departments of the
federal government. Under this bill,
the secretaries of war and navy would
furnish the governor of each state
with lists of officers and men claim
ing residence in that state, at least
80 days before primary or general
election. The governor, in turn,
would supply absentee ballots for
the men so listed, presumably after
state and local authorities had
checked the eligibility and registra-
ton of the service applicants. The
job of getting the absentee ballots
to the service voters and returning
them to the states to be counted
would devolve upon the war and
navy departments.
Mr.. Martins plan is a thoroughly
sensible one. Presumably it will pass
congress. It is hard to see how any
one will oppose it. 1t follows the
precedents of our other wars, when
various arrangements were made for
taking the vote of soldiers in the
field. At that time the military units
were organized within the. states,
making it possible for the states to
arrange the balloting. Since the
army in this war is federal army,
with no state units, the. same duty
now devolves on the federal gov
ernment
1t is probable that if congress passes
the bill, the amendment of the alb
sentee voters laws will be neces-
sary in Illinois and other states, to
dovetail with the federal plan. That,
in Illinois, would require special
session of the legislature and would,
of course, be worth it.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Magnus Johnson who was for many
years editor of the Watson Voice but
of late publisher at Eagle Bend, has
ceased his earthly cares. He was an
outspoken writer and commanded the
respect of fellow newspapermen and
the many others with whom he came
in contact.
The Wadena Pioneer Journal COM
ments: Editor Magnus Johnson of
the Eagle Bend News, has been called
to his reward and the community
mourns his passing. While Editor
johnson had been at Eagle Bend but
a year he already had established
himself firmly in the respect and af-
fection of his fellow citizens. Mag
nus Johnson was a fine Christian
gentleman whose passing is mourned
by a host of friends. Peace to his
ashes"
Askov American., 1942-04-23
WANT DEMOCRATIC RIGHT
middle River Record)

The right of men, in service, to
vote has created a stir throughout
the state. The proposal was first
made by Hjalmar Petersen, former
governor Since Petersen made that
proposal the cry has been taken up
in all sections of the state. Conserva-
tives are admitting that Stassen's re-
fusal to call a special session has
caused discord. Under the Mime
sofa law men in service outside of
the country, have no right to vote.
Nearly every family in the United
States has been affected by mem
Der or more going to the training
camps of the country. Naturally
these people want to see their sons
or brothers have their democratic
right.
Why send men out to die for democ-
racy and then deny them that very
thing?
The cost of the Burnquist special
session (1916) was $4,000.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
AIR RAID DEFENSE PLANS
ARE IMPORTANT

dodge County Republican,
'It can't happen here"
That's the attitude of many people
as they poke fun at the air raid de-
fense plans and organizations now
being set up in every village and
hamlet. We people in the remote
agricultural sections just can't con-
ceive of the possibility of the enemy
ever wanting to bomb our small towns
out here where there seems to be no
important military objectives.
That attitude is one of the sad mis-
takes we have made all along in this
war. All of us have been smugly be-
ieving that nothing very serious
could or would befan us midwestern-
ers. People on the sea coasts have
been acutely conscious of their dan
ger for months. It is time we corn
belt folks quit kidding ourselves.
We don't know what the enemy may
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Mrs. Helen Brearly, principal of
an elementary school in Princeton,
wrote the following letter to the
parents:
Nineteen forty-two will be a
memorable year. We must all help.
We are trying to make the children
feel how important they are. Will
you help also?
"We have in the school, children
who come from every state in the
United States, and from twenty
seven countries in the world. They
are all fine children. Will you keep
from calling names and hating peo-
pie in front of children? Have a
cause but be kind about people. We
must have a friendly world if peace
can ever be lasting. We can start
here at home with a neighborliness
toward all in school"
Askov American., 1942-04-23

do or plans to do. The element of
shocking surprise is always keen
weapon-es spec cially when used
against the civilian population. De-
struction of rural villages by the hum
dred could be terrifying action. It
COULD HAPPEN! And what defense
do we have?
How much does it cost us to make
these preparations for any eventual
ity? Just little cooperative effort.
There should be a real desire on for
whatever emergency may arise. Lack
of preparation has been our chief
fault in this nation. We are quick to
criticize those who are in authority.
But how much are we ourselves doing
to prepare our own local defense?
You may laugh now at our local
defense efforts-we once laughed at
the cocky Japs and belittled their eff
forts. War is no laughing matter
and we might learn that in a most
uncomfortable manner some of these
unsuspecting days.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
ELIMINATE SPECIAL FAVORS
(Waseca Herald)

Major Nelson of the Fairmont Sem
tinel has been giving patriotic ad-
dresses at Memorial Day celebrations
for the past 80 years. He has ac-
cepted an invitation to talk this year
down in Iowa, but finds it hard to
find a subject
May we be permitted to suggest
that he talk on the good old demo-
cratic doctrine of Equal rights for
all and special privileges to none"
which is supposed to be foundation
stone of our government. Let him
ask why young men in nearly all
walks of life are drafted into the
army, but a few who seem to have
pull can announce they will join
a year hence and be given high
official position in the navy. Let.
him tell of the time he and his bud
dies were drilling down in Georgia,
preparing to fight Spanish rule on this
continent and had to subsist on "em-
balmed beef" supplied by wealthy
food contractors, who went unpun-
ASt Illlll lcll dOOot IilC "CoAtA1y
dollar men" in the last World war
who robbed the government of mil
lions and lived happy ever after,
while poor devils in government en-
ploy who steal a few dollars get long
terms in prison.
Let him tell about the wealthy
contractors who are robbing the gov
ernment in the present defense pro-
gram and arrogant labor racketeers
who are robbing the government
workers. Then let him ask that the
American people rise in their might
and demand that Congress enact laws
to punish all dishonest profiteers and
see that no favorites are played, while
the nation is engaged in a desperate
effort to save its very existence.
This is time when all must
sacrifice and no individual, or group
of individuals, should be granted spe-
cial favors.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
MEANS TAXES
Duluth Herald)

If many of the people are as sell
fish, as stupid and as vindictive as
some congressman seem to believe,
we are licked already and will de-
serve anything that happens to us as
a nation. That means, of course, that
the thoughtful, the brave and the
generous must expect to suffer along
with the others.
But the situation is nowhere nearly
as bad as that. The air of Washing
ton has a distorting effect on those
who view the nation from that point
The grim, shocking, glorious truth is
that the people know this is a des-
perate struggle and are willing to be
taxed to the limit-not for politics,
not for waste, but for victory.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
REAL VALOR NECESSARY

Editor ASkov American:
The two immediate problems con-
fronting most people and winning the
war and of course the peace. While
the first is difficult the latter is still
more difficult. All countries and
all the different elements and fac
tions within the countries want a
peace that will be favorable to them.
Naturally, the countries and people
at the head of the winning side will
dictate what the so-called future
world shall be. If reactionaries in
this country and the old ruling class
in Europe are at the heads of their
countries at the end of the war, they
will fix it SO that the parasites will
get the best of everything.
Aristocracy and parasitism are very
closely connected. For ages it has
been generally recognized that valor
is necessary. But, real valor re-
quires effort and hard work. Aris-
tocracy is substitute for valor. Ev-
erything connected with aristocracy
is always given a tfnge of being mer-
itorious. BY inheriting position and
wealth people are relieved from max
ing any great effort and all they have
to do is to make a show in order to
get by. In this way aristocracy has
managed to appear great and meritor-
ious without effort and also to stifle
real merit. Junkerism generally al
ways favors war, especially the fe-
male element War destroys many
of the hardy males of the lower
classes, leaving the cripples and
weaklings for the overlords to keep
down.
Hitler, while an upstart, soon re-
lied on this knowledge to utilize the
old German aristocracy - Junkers
and military caste-to back his war
movement. Stain relies on the COM
mon class, having previously de-
stroyed the aristocracy. In the move
ment in Russia there is hope-Prus-
sian Junkerism offers none. If Sta
lin or people holding similar views
can control the peace, this war will
not have been fought in vain. II
would be the rankest folly and sui
eide to 60 back to an aristocratic
dominated world.
S. J. SIMONSEN.
Pease, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
JOIN NOW
Editor Askov American:

EQltOr ASkOV American.
Today in this great crisis the peo-
pie Of our state as part OF our
great nation need a man in the gov
ernor's seat, who is sane, honest and
above all other things, interested in
the welfare of the people of this state.
I feel with the majority of our good
people that the present incumbent
does not fill the bill. We elected
Mr.. Stassen governor and we have
right to be represented and re-
spected. The people of Minnesota
have no capital in ST. Paul any more.
Our state government is run directly
from Washington. We must have
our capital returned where it belongs
and a governor to fill the chair. We
must make the necessary arrange
ments before November 4.
would like to be kind in speaking
of Mr.. Stassen and his political and
economic antics, but this 1 cannot be.
We supposed when he went to the
Republican convention in Philadel-
phia as key-noter that he would say
something that all Minnesotans could
well be proud of hearing. In this
we were bitterly disappointed. While
he was unloading the so-called key
note speech he was only reading the
Democratic platform of the nation.
He had borrowed it for the solemn
occasion. So much for that.
But that was not all. The New
Deal henchmen were there. There
was a goodly number of Dillingers
and Jesse James there. Between our
governor and these there were Sc
lected, man from New York City
whose name was placed on the Re-
publican ballot for president. All
''big shots" in the Democratic party
said o. K. The result was that our
American people did not have their
constitutional right of free ballot
last election. In reality we only had
a Roosevelt ticket.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his protege, Mr..
Stassen, have found the easy way
of getting military promotement with
yellow badges. My grandfather
walked % miles through heavy timber
with no roads to enlist in the Union
army. That was in the sixties. Mr..
Stassen, 1 am this mans grandson
If you really have a sensation resem-
bling duty to your land, now is the
time to enlist and serve your coun-
try. Please do not play the part
of coward. Now is the time your
country needs you, not after thou
sands have been MANNED, blinded
and slaughtered and the battle is won
You are not serving our people
now. You tell us all about your
self resigning after being elected gov
ernor. Hold on Mr.. Stassen, you
have not been elected yet. You may
resign tomorrow. We have plenty OF
men who can be governor both in
name and action. We got along pretty
we'll here in the state before we heard
of you. Please join the armed forces
now.
LENNART LINDSTROM.
Ortonville, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-04-23
BIGGEST MORALE DESTROYER
(Mille Laos County Times)

Those people who profess to be in
terested in building up the morale of
the armed forces of the United States
should take a look into the methods
of promotions in the army and navy.
Frequently the promotion of relatives
of some high mucky muck, political
big shot, or crony of somebody among
the powers in control is announced,
although such appointees have not
ever worn the uniform, or had one
day of training for such a position.
And worse, than all else is the well
known fact that they are appointed
over the heads of thousands of men
who have had years of training and
experience that makes them well
fitted for promotion as matter of
merit and not of favoritism. .,s.
A writer on the military service in
this country says that enlisted men
in the ranks are appointed ieuten-
ant commander in the navy only after
13 years of duty and following four
year course in the naval academy,
where they studied hard and spent
their vacations on cruises where they
had to do all the different kinds of
work of able-bodied seamen from
shoveling coal in the furnace room
of the ship to holy-stoning the decks,
SO that they would know all of the
details of how a ship is operated. He
points out that men who have had
twenty years of intensive service in
the navy are pushed aside in favor
of a political big shot from Mime
sofa who has never worn an army
or navy uniform, and proposes to get
his naval experience by 80 days train
ing at the Great Lakes naval train
ing station.
Every man in the army and navy
soon learns of unfair promotions, and
it is the greatest morale destroyer
of all time in the armed forces Of the
United States. No man should be
promoted to hold power of life and
death over his fellow men in the
armed service who has not had the
training and proven ability to be a
leader and commander.
Askov American., 1942-04-23

Edgar Ansel Mowrer, the well
known foreign correspondent, now
stationed in Washington, and an ar
dent supporter of the war, recently
stated at a Foreign Policy luncheon:
"We need more criticism in this
country. Good natured criticism is
necessary in democracy.-Loyalty
in democracy does not mean loyalty
to a person, but loyalty to an idea.
I have never known ruler on earth
which did not come to feel itself
indispensable and the government
its personal property"