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Science Fiction Weekly, v. 1, issue 10, April 12, 1940

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THEIR OWN PETARD by H. C. Koenig
THE NEATEST TRICK OF THE WEEK.
From "Mystery of the White Raider" in Fantastic Adventures, Feb. 1940. "Struggling and shoving, it took the three of them their united strength to life that gross, heavy body. They managed it finally and staggered down the stairway with it, dumped it in the back of the roomy police car."
     (Now look at the illustration. It's a honey and shows that "gross, heavy body" flung clear of the car and hurtling downward to the water. Shortly thereafter one of the characters speaks)
     "I don't suppose the corpse would float out anyway, it was jammed pretty tight in the back."
     (Then the corpse pulls a reverse Houdini. Note the next paragraph.)
     "Burke gave the necessary instructions for the river to be dragged, and toward four in the afternoon the salvage was complete. The derelict car was removed to the official headquarters and the corpse jammed inside was dumped on a slab in the morgue.
     From "By Way of Correspondence" in Le Vambiteur, Volume 3 Number 5. "Incidentally, I was not 'bored' by the admirable constitution New Fandom presented, merely stifled and nauseated by the limitless ambition with which the New Fandom trio credit themselves. It is only a pity that the 'inner circle' of your admirable organization could not have been in on the forming of the constitution of the United States. They would have had a much larger field to apply themselves to."
     (Oh, Leslie, my dear. How could you? That last sentence ended with a preposition. Naughty, naughty.
     But, seriously, Perri. Were you really nauseated by the limitless ambition of the New Fandom trio? Personally I think they are pikers in comparison with your own little group. Compared to the world-saving plans of your "intelligent and competent individuals" the writing of the N. F. constitution, or even the constitution of the United States in mere child's play.)
     From "How About Esperantism" in Fantascience Digest, Volume 3 Number 1. "Let me offer for consideration an 'ism' that you may not have heard much about -- Esperantism."
     (An 'ism' that we may not have heard much about? Oh, Mr Hornig, where have you been? You don't get around much, do you? Haven't you been reading the magazines lately? Why, I have seen so much about it recently in the fan magazines that I am pretty well fed-up with it.
     Some people -- well-meaning folks, no doubt -- seem to believe that Esperantism is a definite part of science-fiction. I disagree. Except in a casual way, it has no more place in fantasy fiction than pig-latin or some of the other 'isms'. Entirely too much space and time has been devoted to the subject of Esperantism in our fantasy magazines. If these advocates of Esperanto wish to preach their gospel, do it in magazines to devoted to the subject and don't clutter up the science - fiction magazines to which many of us now subscribe.
     Just to keep the records straight, I do not dislike Esperanto; nor do I dislike Esperantists as a group. I merely dislike the inclusion of so many articles and letters on the subject in fantasy magazines.)
     dick wilson's STRICTLY PUBLIC
For a long time we have been passively annoyed at the British custom of relegating first names, no matter how important to initials (J. Venne, T. Smith, G. Almighty, &c). But now they go too far. The Science-Fantasy Reveiw's "War Digest" refers to that magazine as T. Wonder Stories. Or are they just being polite about not spelling out "trash"?
     Plan E.F., which David A. Kyle and Sincerely yours are seriously considering from all possible angles, may be put into effect this fall, with the Chicon being used as a catapult. All very mad and terribly secret.

HAIL CHICON
Walk, or run, or hitch or hike-on 
To Illinois & ye goode olde Chicon.

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Chet Cohen

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THEIR OWN PETARD by H. C. Koenig THE NEATEST TRICK OF THE WEEK. From "Mystery of the White Raider" in Fantastic Adventures, Feb. 1940. "Struggling and shoving, it took the three of them their united strength to life that gross, heavy body. They managed it finally and staggered down the stairway with it, dumped it in the back of the roomy police car." (Now look at the illustration. It's a honey and shows that "gross, heavy body" flung clear of the car and hurtling downward to the water. Shortly thereafter one of the characters speaks) "I don't suppose the corpse would float out anyway, it was jammed pretty tight in the back." (Then the corpse pulls a reverse Houdini. Note the next paragraph.) "Burke gave the necessary instructions for the river to be dragged, and toward four in the afternoon the salvage was complete. The derelict car was removed to the official headquarters and the corpse jammed inside was dumped on a slab in the morgue. From "By Way of Correspondence" in Le Vambiteur, Volume 3 Number 5. "Incidentally, I was not 'bored' by the admirable constitution New Fandom presented, merely stifled and nauseated by the limitless ambition with which the New Fandom trio credit themselves. It is only a pity that the 'inner circle' of your admirable organization could not have been in on the forming of the constitution of the United States. They would have had a much larger field to apply themselves to." (Oh, Leslie, my dear. How could you? That last sentence ended with a preposition. Naughty, naughty. But, seriously, Perri. Were you really nauseated by the limitless ambition of the New Fandom trio? Personally I think they are pikers in comparison with your own little group. Compared to the world-saving plans of your "intelligent and competent individuals" the writing of the N. F. constitution, or even the constitution of the United States in mere child's play.) From "How About Esperantism" in Fantascience Digest, Volume 3 Number 1. "Let me offer for consideration an 'ism' that you may not have heard much about -- Esperantism." (An 'ism' that we may not have heard much about? Oh, Mr Hornig, where have you been? You don't get around much, do you? Haven't you been reading the magazines lately? Why, I have seen so much about it recently in the fan magazines that I am pretty well fed-up with it. Some people -- well-meaning folks, no doubt -- seem to believe that Esperantism is a definite part of science-fiction. I disagree. Except in a casual way, it has no more place in fantasy fiction than pig-latin or some of the other 'isms'. Entirely too much space and time has been devoted to the subject of Esperantism in our fantasy magazines. If these advocates of Esperanto wish to preach their gospel, do it in magazines to devoted to the subject and don't clutter up the science - fiction magazines to which many of us now subscribe. Just to keep the records straight, I do not dislike Esperanto; nor do I dislike Esperantists as a group. I merely dislike the inclusion of so many articles and letters on the subject in fantasy magazines.) dick wilson's STRICTLY PUBLIC For a long time we have been passively annoyed at the British custom of relegating first names, no matter how important to initials (J. Venne, T. Smith, G. Almighty, &c). But now they go too far. The Science-Fantasy Reveiw's "War Digest" refers to that magazine as T. Wonder Stories. Or are they just being polite about not spelling out "trash"? Plan E.F., which David A. Kyle and Sincerely yours are seriously considering from all possible angles, may be put into effect this fall, with the Chicon being used as a catapult. All very mad and terribly secret. HAIL CHICON Walk, or run, or hitch or hike-on To Illinois & ye goode olde Chicon. - - - Chet Cohen