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Evening star., 1943-02-24
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.
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pens to be one of the country's best
players. In view of his good rec
ord his partner has been content
to place him on parole If he does
it again the penalty will be that
his name will be published in con-
nection with his next crime.
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Evening star., 1943-02-24
AUTOMOBILES WANTED.


WILL PAY UP TO $1,000 FOR 1a4c OR
- Cadillac See Mr. Flood 4221 Con-
HIGH CASE. PRICES for 50. 40 and Al
Pcntiscs Must he clean and have good
tires. H. J. Brown Pontiac, Inc. Ross
Cash FOR YOUR CAR hlenest prices
1916 King St. Alexandra, Va. TE. 3131.
WILL PAY UP TO 5000 Tor Immaculate
1890 Chevrolet Mr Flood. WO S40l
422l Connecticut
WANTED 1871 Plymouth sedan also
coupe; have immediate sales. highest cash
&. Alexandra, Va. TIE 3laI
QUICK CASH any make car. Flood
Pontiac Company. 42Gl Connecticut. WO
$500 Open evenings and SUNDAYS
Will, PAY trsmerdous price for 1891
Buick Mr Flood. WO. 500. 1921
Connecticut ave NV.
CASH FOR ANY MAKE or YEAR WE
buy wrecked automobiles Cars sold on
commission. Call any time. TR 1867
FULL RETAIL PRICE PAID. immediate
cash. Williams Auto Sales, Goth and Rhode
Island ave ne NO s3ls, Open evenings.
WILL FAY up to 5000 FOR 1911 Chevrolet
Flood Pontiac, 422l Conn WO s4No
CAsH-,4l CheWolsts Ponnacs Tords.
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NEED 1889 FORD TUDOR OR FORDOR
IMMEDIA IEIT WILL PAY HIGH CASH
FRRtEcE, fRE ), TRIANGLE MOTORS lfdl f. /
$1,000 IN CASH pad for your la4I auto
ave ne, North s5IS ~ ''''U
FORD 1871 wANTED-Wm pay 500 in
cash for a good one Williams Auto sales,
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Evening star., 1943-02-24
I~eAs Ia4

trated leaf1et on the Seven Wonders
of the world send a self addressed en-
yelope bearing Scent stamp to Uucle
Ray in care of The Evening Star. \,
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior. sta,
EUery Sunday.
Evening star., 1943-02-24

Why should your Uncle Sam have
to dun anybody to buy War bond
to help preserve the democratic way
Of living? Buy bond as your own
expression of willingness to help. u
Askov American., 1943-11-18

knows for sure yet that war can
be won from the air alone. We hope
that it can, and certainly the valiant
efforts of our air forces are directed
straight to that goal. Somewhere in
the future the end of the Nazis is in
sight, but far from near.
There is no good reason today why
anyone should let up the least bit on
this war effort. And until the final
shot is fired, there will still be no
good reason - for right up to that
very minute, American lives will con-
tinue to be lost. And one of our great
aims in this war is to win with IS
little loss of life as possible.
Every minute the war is prolonged
through laxness on the part of us,
American boys will be dying. At no
time, can we sit down and say, ''well
the boys will finish up easily now
all the way, right to the very end,
they're in need of our effort, and
we must not fail them, either through
Indifference or over-confidence.
The closer we come to victory, the
better things look, the harder all of
us should fight - because it means
scores, hundreds and thousands of
lives saved.
Askov American., 1943-11-18

betterment we will have peace, said
the speaker.
War will never be over till the va
rious nations get together, we either
fight the world or we live with the
world, said Mr.. Humphrey, and add
ed that no country can have democ-
racy at home and practice imperial
ism abroad. 1t doesn't work.
Speaking of the days of the Spar
tans, the Romans, and the AthenianS,
when there were seven slaves to each
citizen, and the progress made since
that time toward human rights, Mr..
Humphrey concluded with the state
ment that the various nations have
much to contribute toward peaceful
world. China and India have set the
example of living peacefully as
neighbors for 1000 years. Peace is
dynamic. Peace is noble. Democracy
requires courage.
DR.. Samuel M. Strong, professor
of sociology, and also from Macal-
ester college, said that tolerance is
not a virtue, and personal isolation
ism is even worse than national
isolationism. Prolonged, it brings
disease.
He spoke of the "crust" of the
white people to dominate the colored
in Asia and praised Russia for its
unity. He stated that in Russia there
are 189 different nationalities, 800
different religions, and 65,000,00 out
of the 190,000,000 inhabitants were
captured by Hitler. Amongst them,
not a Quisling, they are loyal, said
Dr. Strong.
He concluded by saying that SYM
pathy distinguishes man from an
imal - not the gushing kind, but
real deep sympathy, and we must
become activated in truth. Several
other speakers were heard during
the day with challenging messages
on ''The Price of An Enduring Peace"
Mr. Humphrey has given dozens of
lectures on world problems of today
during the past six months. His youth,
his eloquence, and his sincerity has
commanded his services as a cham
pion of the peoples rights. His know
ledge of history and his interpreta-
ton of that in the light of today
looking and hoping for better fu-
ture, command respect and apprecia-
ton.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
JAPAN'S INNER FORTRESS
(Albert Lea Tribune)

Japan's war economy probably is
stronger today than at the outbreak
of hostilities on December 7, 1941,
despite serious military reverses in
the South Pacific, reports Nations
Business.
The TOTO government is prepared
to fall back, if necessary, to an Inner
Zone within which huge stockpiles of
raw materials have been accumulated.
Within this zone munitions plants and
all forms of heavy industry are be-
ing expanded and relocated for pro-
lection against attack by land, sea
or air. This zone comprises, roughly,
the pre-Pearl Harbor Empire.
Japans Outer Zone consists of ter
ritory captured since December 7,
1941. She is racing against time to
transport war materials from the
Outer Zone to the Inner Zone, hoping
to make the Inner Zone self-suffi-
cient and impregnable. That's another
reason Washington is calling upon
American industry to produce more
war weapons than ever before.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Message to StrOzdaS

Lieut.. Alfred P. Strozdas, special
services officer at Camp Roberts,
Calf, recently received letter
postmarked April 9, 1912. Mailed by
a former fellow-soldier from Some
where in Ireland last spring, the let
ter went first to Ft. Benning, Ga,
but Lieutenant Strozdas didn't live
there any more. The second try sent
it to Council Bluffs, Iowa, but the
lieutenant was at Sioux City in
stead. Back once more to the
writer shuttled the -without-a-
country. Finally the dismayed cor
respondent ran into mutual friend
who knew the correct address, and
the long-traveled missive was at last
delivered, after crossing submarine
infested Atlantic waters five times.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
WHEN 1T LOOKS BEST, FIGHT
THE HARDER
(MarShall Messenger)

From now until the final uncondi-
tional surrender of all our enemies,
there is one point for each and all
of us in this country that can't be
over-emphasized or repeated too
often.
The nearer we come to victory,
the harder we must fight.
That though should never leave
our minds. No matter how glowing
the reports of our military successes.
no matter how much we may rejoice
in those successes, we should never
let down for minute in our effort
to end it all as quickly as possible.
All of us like to speculate as to
when the end will come. Some are
over-optimistic, some overly-pessi-
mistic. Some think it'll be over by
Christmas, others took literally an
admiral's statement that the navy
was preparing for war to 1949.
Best opinion seems to be Germany
sometime next year, Japan year
after that.
There is still much to be done. The
big fighting is still ahead, when we
finally get to the real fortress of the
Nazis.
In all this, there is one bright light
that could bring an earlier windup,
our attack from the air. But no one
Askov American., 1943-11-18
MUST MAKE CHOICE
Editor Askov American:


The citizens of these United States
will need to choose one of the fol-
lowing programs at the end of this
war:
Shall the manufacturers of these
United States supply another nation
with armament and cause the citi-
zens to live in fools paradise while
the market lasts due to big profits
In the end have the same armament
turned against the citizens and cause
an expense of millions of dollars for
every dollar of profit previously
made.
Or - Shall the United States keep
big army, navy and air armada
and be at all times armed to the
hilt? In the end wind up as all
other nations who ever tried it as a
big army requires big expense; a
big expense means big tax; big
tax means big excuse by the men
in power; a big expense, in time, COM
pels big action and big action means
war against somebody.
Or - Shall the United States join
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Tunisian Port of Bizerte
At Mediterranean Narrows

Geography and modern harbor de-
velopment have made the Tunisian
port of Bizerte one of the most sig
nificant positions along the entire
Mediterranean front. 1t overlooks
the central Mediterranean mar
rows" between Europe and North
Africa; it is only about 12O miles
from Italian Sardinia on the north
west, and $50 miles from Italian
Sicily on the northeast. Moreover,
land and water formation about it
provides conditions that are par
ticularly favorable for its use as a
naval base. Bizerte has, in effect,
three harbors. The outer har-
Dor is artifcially protected by jet
ties thrust into the Mediterranean
sea. From it a narrow canal leads
inland to the Bay of Sebra, which
in turn opens into Bizerte lake, a
deep, 50-square mile expanse of
water that offers anchorage for the
largest fleets of battleships, cruis-
ers, submarines, flying boats, and
the rest. Although the canal repre-
sents bottleneck, the lake has the
wartime advantage of being, at
places, some ten miles from the en-
trance to the port.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
WALLACE HITS NAIL ON THE
HEAD
(Mille Laos County Times)

(Mllle LacS County TlmeS)
The big business corporation mag
mates in their plea for "free enter
prise" in this country following the
war apparently are finding out the
truth of Abe Lincoln's famous say
ing, THAT you can fool all the people
part of the time or fool part of the
people all of the time, but you can't
fool all of the people all of the time" {"
The page advertisements in daily
papers and frantic pleas of big busi-
ness mouthpieces for the preserva-
ton of what they call "free enter
prise" after the war is over are evil
IDENTIFY not fooling all of the people in
this country, and among those who
are not being fooled is Vice President
Henry A. Wallace, judging from a
statement he made.
The vice president denounced big
business monopolies in no uncertain
terms. "The common folks must see
through the propaganda of these big
business interests who are so vocif-
eriously demanding a return to old
fashioned Americanism,' as they call
it, and free enterprise By old-fash-
ioned Americanism they really mean
corporation controlled government" :"
he said in an interview. "By free en-
terprise they really mean free enter
prise for Big Business, but not for
little business. It's vital for the people
who buy from the corporations, who
sell to them, who work for them
the common folks-to see through
the propaganda of certain of the big
corporations" He denounced big
business minions in this country as
american Fascists" who hate Presi-
dent Roosevelt for his kindly interest
and practical efforts to make life
easier for the common folks of this
country.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Tax Where The Money Is

The sales tax is objected to by peo-
pile with small incomes because it
bears most heavily upon them
Most of such people spend half or
more of their incomes for clothing
and food, therefore they would if
inaugurated pay sales tax on that
half. That would result in higher
cost of living to those who can i'll
afford it.
People with bigger incomes spend
much smaller percentage of there
income on necessities. Therefore the
sales tax would fall on only 25 per
cent of the income, perhaps down to
as low as on only per cent of the
income.
President Philip Murray has pre-
sented this outline of the CIO posi-
ton on taxes:
There must not be imposed any
further taxes upon those receiving
$4,000 year or less.
The present tax exemptions must
be increased to $3.50 for the single
man, S1,50O for the married couple,
and S400 for each dependent. The
exemptions now are $500 for single
persons, $1,000 for married couples
and $3.50 for each child and the trea-
sury has proposed that exemptions
be further reduced.
The per cent victory tax must
be repealed.
The basic principle of direct taxes,
in wartime, should be that no individ-
ual, after taxes, should retain any
income in excess of $4,000 a year.
The income and surtax rates on
corporate incomes above $4,000
should be increased from 40 per-
cent to at least SIS per cent, and an
effective excess profits tax at the
rate of 80 per cent, without postwar
credit, should be levied on profits
above 4 per cent to per cent of in
vested capital. Profits in excess of
average 1868, but below to per
cent of invested capital, should be
taxed at the rate of IS per cent.
Estate and gift taxes should be in
creased
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Bewildering

Is it any wonder that the average
man who at heart is a progressive
and desires to do his part by voting
for progressive candidates is oft times
bewildered?
Just to cite one incident. Sidney
Hillman. of New York, political head
of the c. l. O., came to Minnesota
to organize five northwest states for
political action in the 1914 campaign
to purge the conservative represent
atives and senators who had voted
for the Smith-Connaly anti-labor law
and other conservative and reaction
ary legislation.
But he said nice things about Sem
ator Ball, enough so that the political
writer of the Star Journal could
stretch it and write two articles a.
bout how friendly Hillman is to-
ward Ball. Of course the monopoly
daily in Minneapolis would do that
to protect and defend the senator
who does their bidding. They pic
ture Ball and Stassen as progressive
denbergh. as conservatives. Anyone
who knows little about their records
know that the first mentioned two
are with Taft and Vandenbergh on
tax bills and for conservative legis-
lature in general.
But on the Smith-Connally anti
labor law Ball has unique record.
He performed the political acrobatic
stunt of voting both for and against
the bill within a few days. When
the bill came to the Senate floor Ball
voted the wishes and dictates of his
sponsors and masters-for the bill.
After the Presidents veto, and it was
evident the bill would pass over
his veto, and the heat had been turned
on by labor, the great liberal SEN
ator voted against the bill.
And on top of that recent perfor-
nance labor leader, out to purge
similar senators and representatives,
gives Ball a pat on the back There
must be a reason. Is it any wonder
that progressive voters are beWild-
cred? It is the old game of fooling the
public.
What the public needs is more act
ual material, less propaganda and
bunk. We need to look behind the
scenes.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Proper Paint COlOrs Improve Light

Federal Housing admlnlStratl
currently cites some findings of a
recent convention of lighting experts
who have found that by means of a
scientific use of color, it is practical
to increase the illumination from
most light systems 100 per cent
without any change in lighting equip
ment or any increase in wattage, by
proper painting. They recommend
ed these simple steps:
Refinish the ceiling with a high
grade white or light ivory paint, pref
erably having an eggshell finish.
Fiefnish the sidewalks with a
slightly darker paint such as light
green, with IS per cent reflection.
Refnish all horizontal surfaces
benches, chairs, tables, floors, in
paint of at least 40 per cent refec-
ton factor.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
THE SOLDIER VOTE
(The Minnesota Union Advocate

(The Minnesota Union AdVOcate)
For some unknown reason it ap-
pears to be taken as a matter already
settled that the soldier vote" will
take over at the conclusion of the
present war and thereafter control
the political destiny of the nation.
Just why the soldier vote' is ac-
cepted as more potent than the nom
soldier vote has not been explained,
though it is quite generally agreed
that the armed forces of the u. S. A.
will never exceed 100000. There
are more than 100000 adults in
this country who are not in uniform,
who will never be in uniform, and
by no twist of the imagination can
it be said that they have any reason
to surrender their rights to the uni
formed 100000.
After all, the men in uniform are
fighting to preserve their own civil
rights and their own common liber-
ties just as much as they are fighting
to preserve them for those not in
uniform. And certainly the workers
on the production front are perform
ing an essential service that cannot
be ignored just because their field of
operation is less dramatic than the
theatres of actual war. The folks
back home, vastly in the majority,
have no sane reason to waive their
rights nor to subordinate their claims
on democratic government just be-
cause the soldier vote" may want to
hog everything when the shooting
subsidies and the parades come to a
final halt.
Organized Labor has just as much
of stake in the future of America
as any pressure group now in exist
Askov American., 1943-11-18

a congress of nations in which each
nation joins willingly or by compul-
sion? Each nation will not be al
lowed any more armament than just
enough to enforce its own police
powers, like our states. The arma-
ment under control of this congress
of nations will not need to be ex-
cessive but just minimum amount
due to the fact that no nation will
up armament from the very start.
A. p. RICKMIRE.
Minneapolis, MINI.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Peace Is Dynamic

World Community Day was COM
memorated in Minneapolis on Novem-
Der II jointly by several organiza-
tions looking toward peaceful settle
ment of world affairs. The meetings
were conducted in Central Lutheran
church and Gethsemane Episcopal
church, the theme being "The Price
of An Enduring Peace"
The principal speaker, Hubert H.
Humphrey, Jr., professor of political
science at Manchester college, said
that any society that can tolerate two
wars in one generation is sick. We
must not have indifference to the
fate of others, said the speaker, and
quoted the bible: "You are your
brothers keeper"
America, he said, was for the
League of Nations in 1917 but against
it in 1919 No nation must come first,
but we must have humanity first
When facism came to this world the
philosophy practiced was to divide
and conquer.
"a great SlGp 1OI w dlu III iOiiidli
affairs, said Mr.. Humphrey hope
fully, occurred in January of 1912
when representatives of 26 nations
met in Washington and attached their
signatures to agreements under the
name of the United Nations, declar-
ing for human rights, general secur-
ity, and no separate peace. World
government will grow step by step
as did our federal government since
the days of the Original Thirteen
Colonies, he said.
Social, economic, and political con-
ditions caused the war of 1914-18,
said the speaker, and admonished
his hearers that peace will not be
accomplished by Roosevelt, Church
i'll, Stain and few other leaders
but we must all work for it. Peace
is something in which all citizens must
take an interest Banquets, floor
shows, parades, and other entertain
ment will draw crowds, and when
peace meetings have as much or more
meaning for the people then we
have progress.
Hundreds of billions of dollars are
spent for war, to say nothing of the
millions of lives lost. Employment
is plentiful in war times. When such
efforts can be put forth for human
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Minnesota Man
Amongst Big Ten

The movie picture business is up
at the top when it comes to paying
huge salaries, as is shown by the re-
port of the federal treasury. Out of
83 persons making 100000 or more
for 1912, 80 were in the motion pic
ture business.
Louis B. Mayer, production chief
of Loews, Inc, led the nation with
the top stipend, receiving $949,7
which was S245,340 more than for
1910.
Much of that will go toward in
come taxes, but there will still be
left far more than $4,000 which has
been suggested as being enough an
nually for any person during the
war.
The ten who headed the list as
money-makers for 1941, including a
Minnesota man, J. B. Hawley, Jr.,
follow:
Louis B. Mayer, vice president of
Loews, Inc, and head of production
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - $685.
765.
c. G.. Swebilius, president of the
Dixwell corporation, management
company connected with the High
Standard Co., commercial firearms
firms of which Swebilius is a vice
president-$631 ,8O9.
E. C. Grace, president of Bethle-
hem Steel Co.-$537, ,724.
Thomas j. Watson, president of
International Business Machines CORP
oration-$46O, 6O,289.
j. B. Hawley, Jr., president of
Northern Pump Co., of Minnesota
$4,000.
Nicholas NJ Schenck, president of
Loews Inc. -$425, 1866.
]. E. Owsley, vice president of the
Dixwell corporation-$421, ,289.
c. S. Woolman, vice president of
Hales and Hunter Co., Illinois man.
ufacturers of dog and poultry feed
$39O,489.
Ginger Rogers 1856, -$215,O 900
from Twentieth Century-Fox Films,
Inc, and $4,000 from RKO-Radio
Pictures, Inc.
E. J. Mannix, vice president of
Loews Inc, and general manager of
M-G-M studios ,130.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Tribute to BarbarY Pirates

In Algeria, French North African
colony where American armed forces
landed, other American fighting men
defeated Algerian pirates century
and quarter ago. But this was not
accomplished until Uncle Sam had
paid heavy tribute to the Barbary
pirates who once controlled the sea
lanes of the Mediterranean. In 1895
this nation paid the pirates, whose
headquarters was in Algiers, $685.
900. Three years later the tribute
was four warships. Tired of this
"shakedown," the United States
navy sailed into African waters in
1915 and won a decisive victory
against them.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
Use Glandular Meats

Glandular meats Should play an
important part in the meat diet be-
cause of their value as sources of
minerals and vitamins. The BUTCH
ering season is a good time to use
these nutritious meats freely and
thereby save on beef and pork that
can be packed for the armed forces.
Liver is especially valuable as a
food for children because it contains
large quantities of iron, some cop
per, and a rich supply of vitamins
A and B. Kidneys rank next to
liver in iron content and are a good
source of vitamins A, B, and G.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
THAT'S THE POINT
Minneapolis Tribune)

If the United. States and Britain
and Russia will agree firmly on GER
tain basic rules - against aggression,
and for equal access to markets and
raw materials, and conducive to the
kind of opportunities for underpriv-
ileged or backward nations which will
help them to improve their own liv-
ing standards (and thus will help
us to improve ours) - we need not
fear that Spain or Argentina or Siam
or any other nation will maintain for
long a government whose policies,
domestically or toward its neighbors,
are out of harmony with those rules.
Askov American., 1943-11-18
PROUD THAT THEY ARE OURS
(Fairbault Journal.

Whoever dictates the training pro-
gram of our Army and our Navy
deserves great credit.
Time and time again, in meeting
our men of all rank, we note how
polite they are. Their Eyes sirs" and
"No sirs" frequently remind us of
the fact that we could extend our
selves bit to initiate them in this
respect.
We not only have the fightinest
military forces, but, we believe, that
far and away we have the finest by
even more than the material scales.