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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-02
Concerning "Barbusse-ism"
Rv HENRI RARUSSE

sizes is not so in the terrain OF social things
so bound to the heart and towards which all
those that have today the pretense of thought
are irresistiby attracted.
have interested myself with as much fer
vor as certainty in number of principles con-
corning present society: the arbitrary and arti-
fetal organization of capitalist deSpOtsm; re-
ligious superstitiOns; democracy and patriot
ism; the formidable deceit of reformism; the
necessity of the conquest of power and the reg
ulation of labor by the working class; and in
ternationalism.
My comrades will recognize how little this
resembles any original doctrine that might be
my personal one and they will see that have
discovered nothing that others have not al
ready discovered.
personally joined the Communist Party. /
belong to it definitely and am able to say that
/ will always belong to it,. If until now have
not contributed my voice, will do SO from now
on, in view of the battle waged by those who
personify the dogmas that Idetest.
It has been said frequently that it was mis-
take for me to join the party. Never have
understood the arguments that have been adj
duced on this score.
Reasons of immediate personal interest?
They are quite debatable. But even though
they might exist / cannot why / should
give myself any other reason than those give
at times to the comrades in order to persuade
them that they must sacrifice their immediate
interests to their interest more broadly under
stood
In our times to keep on the fringe OF the
struggles that are Transforming life, and to
lose sight of their great detectives, is contrary
not only to loyalty, but also to common sense.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

Henry Ford is getting lot of good
advertising for his motor car by hav.
ing excursions to the st. Paul plant
where folks can go through the fac
tory and view the whole operation
The Ford dealer at Milaca had ar
ranged for an excursion from that
village Wednesday of last week, the
trip to have been made in busses
but owing to the blizzard of two
days previously and the drifted roads
the trip was abandoned. One hundred
fifty reservations had been made
The Milaca dealer is now planning
on special train for the trip instead
of the buses, having postponed the
date until after the holidays. If Isl
people from one community will visit
the Ford plant this winter, it can
readily be seen that the total number
will run into tens of thousands fol
the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
Although most of the time the work

Although most of the time the work
of city fire department member is
not hard-of course, there are times
when they are more than busy
nevertheless, the work is very dan
gerous and it is not considered an en-
vious position. The men on fire de-
partments have so much leisure time
that person sometimes wonders how
they make the time pass. Those on
the Cloquet city fire department this
year have been repairing broken and
damaged toys for the children and
thus helping Santa Claus make merry.
Making little tots-rich and poor alike
happy, is commendable task and
whether it be fire fighters or folks
in other vocations, or those who have
retired from active work who do it,
it is a pleasant task and is worthy
of recognition. 1t is another case of
the giver being even happier than
the recipient. Just try and see if
it doesn't work out that way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
GET EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT

Battery D of the Minnesota National
Guard at Milaca, received new equip
ment recently to the value of $4,000,
an account of which was given in the
news columns of the Mile Laos Coun-
ty Times last week and which is
published herewith. The Times states
amongst other things that the total
amount of equipment and supplies
for the unit at Milaca is valued at
approximately $4,000, and adds also
that the organization of the artillery
unit is bringing quite lot of bus
mess to Milaca. That is just the
point that we are driving at. If the
one town gets some business and finan-
cial benefit through a national guard
unit, then another town wants it. 1t
appears to us that there is lot of
waste connected with it, money that
could well be spent for better pur-
poses.
The news item in the Times reads
as follows:
Captain James D. Gray was busy
Monday unloading the guns and other
equipment which arrived on the cars
here for the use of Battery D, Mime
sofa National Guard, of Milaca, OF
which he is the commanding officer.
The equipment was moved into the
basement of the armory and stored
in the spacious rooms there.
1.-THE new equipment is valued at a
total of $4,000; and brings the total
amount of equipment and supplies for
the unit here up to approximately
$4,000. The guns consist of four
French Is m. m. artillery pieces and
two machine guns. The guns of the
artillery pieces cost $3,056.20 each,
making total of $12,224.S0, and the
carriages for the same, cost $5,69S
each, making total for carriages
of $22,792. The two machine guns
cost total of $59S.70. This gives
some idea of the value of the equip
ment that is being placed here for
the use of the battery unit.
1.-The artillery is capable of throw
ing a projectile accurately from seven
to eleven miles, and will stand pres
sure OF $4,000 pounds in the barrels
The weight Of gun and breech mech
anlsm Is LOIS pounds. The artillery
n used for firing shrapnel, or high
explosive shells.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

1t has been>said that if women
were allowed to vote, itSwould take
several days to get the ballot cast,
because so many of the women would
come back and want to change it.
Now that they have the ballot and
have had several years test, the oppo-
site seems to be the case. Apparently
the women are voting more intel
ligently than the men. 1t seems that
the women make more inquiries and
study the ballot more before they go
to the polls and they don't put a
cross after each name on the ballot
where there are two names for one
office and only one to be voted for.
Talking about stupid voting, it re-
minds us of an accident back in the
saloon days, in a village election in
this state. 1t appears that the saloon
keeper did not care for any of the
candidates for village offices, so he
went to the booth and put a cross
after every name and came up the
street, shouting that he crossed them
all out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
ASKOV SCHOOL COLUMN

A merry Christmas to all readers
of this column.
School closed today (Thursday) at
300. All the children were happy
to be carefree for the next two weeks
but no doubt most of them will be
equally happy to return when school
opens on Jan. 10.
The high school held its annual
Christmas party in the school house
Wednesday. The evening was spent
in an enjoyable manner with an ap-
propriate program, various games and
very good refreshments. Needless to
say that everybody present had a
pleasant evening.
"Old Clothes, shown in D. B. s..
hall Thursday evening, Dec. 30, is a
simple story of an old Jew, Max
Ginsberg, who, having adopted a
small boy, Timothy Kelly Jackie
Coogan), goes into partnership with
him in rag business but they lose it
in copper Kelly papers his room
with his certificates. Into their lives
come Mary Riley and her rich fiance,
bringing happiness to the old Jew
and the boy. A reversal of fortunes
through the decline of stocks brings
poverty to the Burkes and then Kel-
ley comes to the rescue, always smil-
ing. Thus the story ends we'll for
Mary and Burke, but Kelly gets the
blame for all happiness.
Five pictures have been added to
the school room walls lately. During
the past few years a few are secured
each year so now there are a goodly
number of appropriate pictures in the
school. The ones added this year are:
"Shepherdess" by Lerolle in fifth;
Dance of the Nymphs' by Corot in
sixth; "Close of Day" by Adam in
third; Spring" by Corot in fourth;
and "Shepherdess Knitting" by Millet
in seventh.
A goodly number of former pupils
of the district have been in attend
ance at other institutions of learning
the fall months. Byron Olsen, Law
College; Rudolph Frokjer, Graduate
School, Instructor and General Extern
sion Division; Agnete Fenger, School
of Nursing; Bodil Fenger, College of
Agriculture, Forestry and Home Econ
omics; Gudrun Andersen, Department
of Physical Education; Edith Grave
sen, College of Education; Elmer So
rensen and Skiold Petersen, College
of Engineering, are enrolled at Min
nesota State University. Johannes
Mortensen, Seminary; Viggo Jensen,
and Harald johnson, Junior College,
are at Grand View College. Alex
ander Paulsen, Elmer Morgensen, Val
borg Flint and Rudolph Flint are stu
dents at the School of Agriculture.
Alvin Jensen, Almer Ecklund, Henry
Nielsen and possibly VIM. Degerstrom
will enter the latter after New Year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
THE SIMPLICITY OF CHRIST
dearborn Independent.


There was no wild clamor of bells,
no great gathering of great notables,
no acclaim from vast multitudes that
night two thousand years ago in the
little hamlet of a Roman province.
Instead, the simple shepherds came,
called from their tasks on the hills
roundabout by Voice they had never
before heard, or never were to hear
again. Hills, bathed in the glorious
starlight of the East-that is the
scene which rises before our eyes at
Christmastime = hills, and white
flocks grazing on their slopes, and a
soft, fragrant breeze, and here and
there the tinkle of a bell. And then
the manger, lowly and humble, the
abode of beasts of burden.
He was not welcomed by< the
world, but He brought welcome into
the world. He was attacked and
prosecuted and put unto- death, but
He brought message of peace and
good cheer and forgiveness. His very
simplicity was used by His enemies
to ridicule Him, but this simplicity
became in time the foundation stone
of Christianity. And in this sim
plicity of Christ, which comes so close
to the heart of man at Christmas
time, lies the solution of all the
grievous problems which vex man.
kind.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

80, Barry Twp. except 1852 acres.
$4,000.
w. D.-Walter S. Young and wife
to Neah Waller. Equal undivided
18th interest in and to 81 of NWA
of NWA and NJ of SW4 of NWA
of Section 30, Barry Twp. except 1852
acres. $4,000.
w. D.-Nettie Laying to Karl R.
Won Schenk. Ell of NEA of Sec
ton 10, Bruno Twp. except parts.
$6,55O.OO.
Conditional Deed.-Meich Pangerl
and wife to Adolph and Rudolph Pan
gerl. S1a of SEA, NJ of SWA and
SEA of SWA of Section 10, Royalton
Twp. Observation-Disclosures and
agreements contained in deed.
w. D. Thee. Hamm Brewing Com
pany to Hans C. Jepsen. Lot 10 in
Block 10, Townsite of Sandstone Quar-
ries. $1,5OO.00.
w. D.-Village of Sandstone to D.
D. Long. NEA of SWA of SEA of
Section 9, Sandstone Twp.
American Want Ads-Only &c a
word.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
MANY SIGHTS TO SEE
IN NEW YORK CITY

Miss Laura Rasmussen who
mas just returned to her home
at Askov after being employed
In New York City fer II months,
writes the following interesting
letter about the East:
am writing you a letter regarding
my trip to New York. I scarcely
know what to say because there are
so many things to see that it is diff
ficult for one to mention one thing
without mentioning the others.
New York is a wonderful city, con-
sidered the largest in the world and
is known the world over as the city
of sky-scrapers. Probably the thing
which interested me most was the
view from the Woolworth Tower.
This tower is the tallest building in
the world and is almost 500 feet high.
From it you can see the great harbor
of the City of New York, which, if
1 am correctly informed is the great
est harbor in the world. More boats
come in and go out of it than any
other seaport in the world. From
the tower you can see hundreds of
boats going here and there on their
various duties. You can also very
plainly see the Statue of Liberty,
Governors Island, the fortress guard
ing New York City, Brooklyn Bridge
and several other bridges across the
East River to Brooklyn. You can see
the larger part of the City of New
York and far over into the State of
New Jersey with good view of Jer-
sey City, Hoboken and in the distance,
Newark, a city of 100000.
On my return trip l stopped over in
Washington, D. c., for one half day.
l was very much impressed with this
beautiful city and especially with the
Capitol building and the White House
the residence of our presidents.
l was also very much interested in
my trip through the Pennsylvania
coal fields. l was told that the
greater part of the coal which we see
passing through Askov on the long
freight trains is mined in this famous
coal region on the western slopes of
the Allegheny mountains. The coal
is transported from the mines to the
shores of Lake Erie where it is
loaded in large freight boats which
come through the Great Lakes-Erie,
Huron and Superior-to Duluth where
the coal is unloaded from the boats,
again placed upon freight cars and
shipped to various parts of the North
west. 1 understand that these boats
are then loaded at Duluth with iron
ore which is shipped from the Iron
range in northern Minnesota by rail
to Duluth. This iron ore, so I am
told, is then taken by boat back over
the same route and is unloaded at
different points on Lake Erie and
shipped to Pittsburgh where the iron
ore is transformed into iron and steel,
the process requiring the use of great
quantities of coal and coke produced
from soft coal.
I came over this particular region
at night and in the early morning,
the sky was aglow with the coke fur
naces, and suppose also, some of
the fires represented the hot furnaces
in which the iron ore is beng trans
formed into steel and iron. This i'm
pressed me because it seemed to have
a relationship with home and being
away eleven months l am indeed glad
to be back.
The weather in New York City is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
"The barn on the former Christian

''The barn on the former Christian
son farm north of Milaca, has been
prepared for the reception of the %
head of horses that are expected to
arrive in the near future. Capt.
Gray is busy buying hay and feed for
the horses. The organization of the
artillery unit here is bringing quite
lot of business to Milaca in the
way Of payments for the troops and
horses. The Milaca unit has very
high rating with the national guard
authorities and much of this is due
to the untiring efforts of Capt. James
D. Gray.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
ssWhen a Teller Needs a Friend"

1t was Pine county woman who
indited a note to the teacher concern
ing the punishment of her young
hopeful. The note ran thus:
Dear Miss: You rite me about whip
PIN Sammy. 1 hereby give you per-
mission to beat him up any time it
is necessary to learn his lesson. He
is just like his father-you have to
learn him with club. Pound nolege
into him. I want him to get it and
don't pay no attention to what his
father says-I'l handle him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

@. D.-Claudius o. Billman and
wife to Lille. M. and Willis D.. Bill
man. NWA, NJ of NE14, NJ of
SWA, Section Is, Norman Twp. and
NW14 of NWA, Section 80, Bruno
Twp, lying NV of G. N. Ry Co.
r. of w. $1,303.65.
w. D.-Christian Ramm, and wife
to H. L. Silver. Lots and 6 in
Block 5 of Tuttle & Dixon's Addition
to the village of Finlayson. $4,000.
w. D.-Meich Pangerl and wife to
William Pangerl. NJ of NWA of
Section Fl, Royalton Twp. 100000.
w. D.-Rose Lorentz ct al to
Charles and Margaret FISCHER. VIZ
of NEA of Section 20, Rock Creek
Twp. $6,000.O0.
w. D.-Laurits Thompson and wife
to Andrew E. Johnson and wife.
M of NW14 of Section Z, Sandstone
Twp. $1.00, etc.
w. D.-Laurits Thompson and wife
to Andrew E. Johnson and wife. SWA
of SWA of Section 6, Sandstone Twp.
s1OO, etc.
w. D.-John st. Clair ct al to
Thomas Kileen. NJ of SEA, SEA
of SEA of Section IL, Munich Twp.
$1,2OO.OO.
Contract for Deed.-Carl e. Nutting
and wife to Peter Langeslay. NEA
of SWA and that part of NW1A of
SEA which lies west of government
road, socalled, in Section %, Sand
stone Twp. $1,2OO.OO.
w. D.-Forrest A. Nutting to Carl
e. Nutting. Und. 1-3 of NEA of
of SWA and that part of NW4 of
SEA which lies west of government
road, socalled, in Section 20, Sand
stone Twp. $4,000.
w. D.-George Kub to Chas. Kub
SEA of NE14 in Section %, Mission
Greek Twp. $1OO, etc.
w. D.-William Fisher and wife
to William Schumacher. Ell of VIZ
of NW14 of NE14 of Section 33, Mis-
sion Greek Twp. $65O.OO.
w. D.-John F. Collins to Common
School District No. 1O4. acres
in the NE corner of NE14 of NEA
of Section 8, Wilma Twp. Consider
ation-covenants and agreements con-
tanned in deed.
@. D.-John Joseph Lorig to Vir-
ginia T. Lundquist. NEA of SWA
and VIZ of NE14 of Section "a, Wilma
Twp. $1.OO, etc.
w. D.-Blanche d. Howey and hus-
band to The Northwest Fur Colonies
Co., Inc. NWA of NWA of SWA
of Section %, Bruno Twp. $1.O0, etc.
w. D.-Johan Sorensen to H. C.
Jorgensen. That part of E15 of SEA
of Section, 9, Partridge Twp. lying
East and North of G. N. r. r.
R.'of w. $4,000.
Special w. D.-Katherine Marudas
and husband to George Dawson.
SWA of SWA and the SEA of SW14
of Section 5, Munich Twp. $61.16.
w. D.-Twin City Home Builders
Company to Stanley J. Mohelski.
NW14 of NWA of Section 10, Stur-
geon Lake Twp. $4,000.
w. D. Farmers Land and Cattle
Company to. Town of Park. 1 acre
in Sc corner of SEA of SEA of
Section 9, Park Twp. $4,000.
w. D.-Charles M. Erickson and
wife to J. P. Ullen and Margaret J.
Grover. NEA of SW14, NJ of SEA
of Section 9 and Lot 3 of Section
Is, Kettle River Twp. $1.00, etc.
w. D.-Henry P. Webb and wife to
Florence S. Easily. Lots 3 & in
Block s, Townsite of Sandstone Quar-
ries. $1.00.
w. Difference S. Easily and hus-
band to May Webb. Lots e in
Block s, Townsite of Sandstone Quar-
ries. $1.00.
w. D.-Lucian S. Young to Neah
Waller. Equal undivided 18th in
terest in and to 81 of NWA of NWA
and NJ of SWA of NWA of Section
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
MERRY CHRISTMAS

With the year 1926 drawing to a
close we can look back over the
twelve months as they have passed
in this county and we find in them
much that all will want to remember
and very little we wish to forget
The Christmas season of 1926 brings
to us a record of twelve months OF
community peace, good will, and
friendliness, and an increasing hope
for the future.
Christmas brings smiles to people
who perhaps have not so much occa-
sion to indulge in them at other times
of the year. The cheerful greeting
the small gift, the letter from an alb
sent loved one or merely the greeting
card of friend serve to Tighten the
load for the ill, the burdened, or the
weary of heart. At no other time of
the year is there such a general or
more successful effort to spread sun
shine and good fellowship.
Probably the real significance and
the real lesson of Christmas abides
mostly in the hearts of those who are
not so much possessed with worldly
goods. Those who are prosperous and
happy are more apt to look upon the
day as merely an anniversary. The
other half of the world it appears,
has more of an opportunity to see the
day for what it really is-the occa-
sion for manifestation of the great
est of the virtueS-charity.
Charity is not alone the bestowal
of worldly goods. This use of the
term often defeats it's meaning. Char
ity is better expressed by that COM
bination of tolerance, sympathy, un-
derstanding and brotherliness which
is summed up in the desire to make
others happy. The giving of money
or goods may be small incidental
or may.not figure at all. Christmas
giving partakes of the true spirit OF
charity. 1t is seldom an ostentation
of the fortune toward the less FORUM
ate, but is an exhibition of love and
remembrance.
We hope and wish for all our read
ers, that they may be blessed with
the true spirit of Christmas and enjoy
the holidays in happiness and con-
tentment. as they have never been
enjoyed before.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

A community will grow and prosper
in it's entirety and continuously in
the same ratio that it's business de-
velops and prospers. In other words,
a community is as great and powerful
as the people choose to make it
through cooperation. Just as jealou-
sizes have retarded progress and in
famed strife in Europe, the same
conditions have prevented the devel-
opment of communities. Cooperation
will always bring progress.-Carlton
Vidette.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

much milder than in Minnesota al
though they have more rain and con-
siderable fog. The coolest day this
winter, so far, was II degrees above
zero and on very few nights has the
temperature gone very much below
20 degrees above zero.
I have many views of New York
which will be glad to show to any
one who is interested.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23

Some complaint was made in the
last election that appeals were made
to religious and nationality prejudices.
This is done in practically every cleo
ton. And the people who fall for
such catering to their small and mean
prejudices get just what they deserve
when they are hornswoggled by such
stuff.-Mille Laos County Times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
Beautiful
Visiting Cards

Come here and have your call
ing cards printed. A beautiful
line to select from, including both
kid and linen finish in the plain
and panelled cards. Also the
correct sizes for social purposes.
The prices for these beautiful
cards, including printing of name
and also address if desired, are as
follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
DOughnutS.

You'll find good recipe for dough-
nuts in Farmers Bulletin 145O-F.
Home Baking; also one for cookies
and several for cakes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-23
Iain-Kid or Linen Finish.

Cards can also be purchased
without printing. The plain
kid or linen cards in the No. 10
and Is sizes are 40 cents per
hundred, and in the No. 16 size,
As cents per hundred. The pan
elled cards without printing, in
the No. 10 size are 80 cents, and
in the No. Is and Is sizes, 80
cents per hundred.
Cards shipped to any address post
paid when cash accompanies order.
One-cent and two-cent stamps ac-
ceptable.
QUICK SERVICE ON CARD
PRINTING
These are very handy to include in
your holiday packages and are SER
viceable the year around.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-05
Funeral of Mrs. Bessie
Ashley Will Be Held In
Douglas This Afternoon

The funeral of Mrs Bessie Ashley,
wife of Sumner Ashley of Bisbee, who
died here Thursday morning, will be
held from the Porter and Ames chapel
at Q o'clock this afternoon. The pail
bearers will be DR.. E. w. Adamson,
Tom Glenn, G.. w. Pratt, John B. Hart,
Russell Meadows and A. c. Anderson
of Bisbee
Mrs Ashley was head nurse at the
county hospital at Douglas for five
years and was widely known in this
section. She was a graduate nurse OF
HilIman hospital at Birmingham, Ala,
+and came to Douglas from Birmingham
many years ago. Sumner Ashley was
formerly connected with the Phelps
Dodge mercantile store and was su'
/ perintendent of the county hospita
! for a number of years.