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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
ONLY CURE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT

Great Britain is in severe distress
because she has about 100000 too
many willing workers. Some of her
so-called rulers, however, believes
that if she could ship out of the is
lands 100000 of these workers, most
ly skilled, she might manage to wor-
ry along with the rest.
That is a fair, though unusual,
statement of the unemployment prob
lem of Great Britain, and the way it
is approached by the Tory govern
ment of Mr.. Baldwin-our own Tories
would do just the same under the
same circumstances. 1t sounds-and
is-incredibly idiotic. But it is the
orthodox conservative method of
looking at such things.
Has Britain too large a stock of
the goods which could be made by
those idle workers? All the jobless
people of that country could be ker;
busy for 20 years producing the
things needed to raise British stand
ards of living to those which pre-
vail in the United States-and ours
need raising themselves. Britain is
below par in housing, diet, recrea-
ton. Yet her premier actually
thinks to help the country by ship
ping out of it 100000 of it's best
workers! And-let this be made
very clear-the British Tory is not
a whit more stupid than the Ameri-
can one.
Unemployment is the inevitable,
invariable result of too low wages.
No Privileged class, no little group
of ultra-luxurious rich, can buy all
the goods which our mechanical age
can produce. Only the mass of work
ers can do that, and they only if
they get wages that keep their buy
ing power up to the highest possible
notch. Unless they can buy and con-
sumo the goods which the machines
produce, the machines will stop, and
the machine tenders lose their jobs.
Emigration cannot solve Britain's
unemployment problem. High wages
can.-and will, if it is solved at all.
English workers could be kept busy
from years end to years end, max
ing goods for each other to use-if
their wages were high enough to en-
able them to buy the goods they
make.
1t is about time that craftsmanship,
here as well as abroad, began to
graltple seriously with this problem.
The workers of the world will not
always submit 10 long periods of en-
forced idleness and semi-starvation.
If our present industrial system can
not stabilize employment, some other
system will be tried, and academic
protests will count for nothing.
Poverty and unemployment are
preventable social diseases. They
must be abolished.-Labor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
Fair Grounds Site For
Building Given School

Alumni and other former students
of the Minnesota School of Agricul-
ture are advised that the State Fair
board has set aside a lot for their
permanent use as headquarters dur
ing the fair. The lot is directly OPP
posite the New England building and
midway between the Agricultural and
Horticultural buildings. 1t is also
equally distant from the main en-
trance and the Smelling entrance to
the grounds. The alumni association
of the school will erect a tent on
the lot for use at the 1928 fair as
meeting and visiting place, but
plans some day to replace the tent
with a building that will be attrac-
tive and permanent. The tent head
quarters will be in charge of rep
resentative of the alumni association
and a representative of the school
The annual meeting of the associa-
ton will be held in the Pioneers
Log Cabin, Thursday afternoon, Sep
TENDER 6.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
POLITICS

Beginning with the acceptance
speech of Herbert Hoover, Republican
nominee for the presidency, which is
carried elsewhere in this issue of the
American, in condensed form, this
newspaper will give it's readers 'close-
ups" of the campaign as it progresses.
The report of Mr.. Hoover's accept
ance speech has been prepared for the
American by the Republican National
committee. The acceptance speech
of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Demo
cratic nominee for the presidency, to
be delivered August %, will be fur
nished to the American by the Demo
cratic National committee.
The American will give the reports
of the progress of the campaigns OF
both parties, equal prominence, there
by giving its readers both sides, sc
that they may decide for themselves
whats what"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
EDITORIAL COMMENT OTHER NEWSPAPERS, WHICH
CONFORM WITH OPINIONS
ASKOV AMERICAN)

do this missing segments are to be
built. Off Havre a review of the new
French ships built since 1922 was
made by the President, CASTOR Dou-
mergue, and the French public seem
ed surprised to find its navy had
grown to such respectable and highly
creditable proportions. The troub-
lous Tangjer question has been annie
ably settled, Italy now taking part in
the international administration OF
this port, and Franco-Italian negO-
tiations respecting points which have
caused some friction in the past are
reported to be proceeding most salts
factorily.
The initiative of Aristide BRAND
French Foreign Minister, in proposing
Franco-American antiwar pact, has
been successfully extended by the
United States Secretary of State
Frank B. Kellogg, to include many
more nations. The original version
of M. BRAND was used as the basis
for this remarkable world treaty
Fortified by its strong financial posi-
ton, France can look forward with
confidence to tackling in the fall the
three outstanding major problems
which French opinion invariably
brackets together, namely, interallied
debts, separations, and evacuation of
the Rhineland. "%- neg
The weather is fair in France and
the holidays have been we'll earned
For the time being it is enough to
enjoy the quiet of the hour
leaving the morrow to take
care of itself. There is NO
country or people but congratulates
France on it's achievement and re-
joices in the good fortune it now
en- oys.-Christian Science Monitor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
HOOVER'S ACCEPTANCE

Herbert HoOver'S speech of accept
ance, is, in the opinion of the Ameri-
can, a mastery piece of literature,
and if only One-half of the program
is put into effect during Mr.. Hoover's
tenure of office-should he succeed to
the Presidency - his administration
would indeed be a popular one.
Mr.. Hoover covered a multitude of
subjects, offering, apparently, sound
suggestions forJ<the administration of
the various branches of government
The Republican nominee gave evil
dence that he understands the farm
situation, and that he is in sympathy
with the demands of the farmers for
something that will place them on a
basis of equality with industry. He
said, regarding farm relief:
IAN adequate tariff is the founda-
p tion of farm relief. Working out
agricultural relief is the most i'm
portant obligation of the next admin
istration. The object of our policies
is to establish for our farmers an in
come equal to those of other occupa-
tions."
IF the farmers position is to be
improved by larger operations it must
be done not on the farm, but in the
field of distribution. Our platform
lays a solid basis upon which we can
build. 1t offers an affirmative pro-
gram"
Other points in Mr.. Hoover's speech
were highly commendable.
1T shall be an honest campaign"
he said, and, every penny will be pub
licly accounted for" Having earned
my living with my own hands, l can
not have other than the greatest SYM
pathy with the aspirations of those
who toll.
by blood and conviction l stand
for religious tolerance both in act
and in spirit.
Our foreign policy has one primary
object, and that is peace"
In the minds of a great many OBJ
servers, Mr.. Hoover's stand on pro-
hibition still is doubtful, others inter-
pref his utterances on the question as
a ''bOne-dry" stand.
In part, he said:
Our country has deliberately I'M
dertaken a great social and economic
experiment, noble in motive and far
reaching in purpose. 1t must be
worked out constructively.
Common sense compels us to rea-
lize that grave abuses have occurred
abuses which must be remedied.
Investigation can alone determine the
wise method of correcting them.
Crime and disobedience of law cannot
be permitted to break down the Con-
stitution and laws of the United
States"
We have yet to hear from Governor
Smith, but he will have his day in
court" August %. We then may take
the two speeches, compare them, an
alyze them and then-"let your con-
science be your guide"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
AUTO ACCIDENTS

So much has been said and written
about automobile accidents on the
public highways, in cities and viii
lagos, and the necessity of exercising
the utmost care to avoid them, that
it seems there is nothing left to say
or write.
However, in view of the vast num-
bers of mishaps that are daily taking
place, this newspaper cannot refrain
from referring to the subject, in the
hope that, by constantly keeping at it,
public sentiment will be so aroused
against reckless, and drunken driv-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16

To American readers and to our can
didates for the Legislature and also
to our candidate for Probate Judge.
Friends: For several years the
citizens of this small burg have been
trying to get action to end the Moth
ers' pension farce which is played to
perfection in Pine county.
+ This bill, when passed by the
legislature, was intended to assist
mothers (of small children) who had
no income without going out of their
homes for day labor. 1t was likewise
intended that children over sixteen
were to contribute to the family sup
port and that where widows had PAR
ents able to help them, such parents
were to be held responsible for the
support of the family, especially if
the family lived with the parents.
One half of the pension paid to desti-
tute mothers was to be refunded by
the state. This had not been paid un-
til the last legislature made a COM
lt'omise with the counties, by paying
part of the delinquent amount and
retiring from the responsibility of
paying anything in the future.
Now these pensions are paid wholly
from the county poor fund. There is
great deal of complaint about the
amounts paid to various persons, and
charges are made that mothers re-
ceiving these payments are not de-
serving of this help, having grown
children able to contribute to the
family funds, having bank accounts
and other valuable property, owning
and operating automobiles and in
other ways living beyond their means
as county charges, living idly and
improperly and setting a bad example
for their children, and many like
complaints.
Also it is said that families have
moved into Pine county from other
counties and even from other states
and established a residence here and
asked and received mothers pen
Sions.
Several years ago we went after
the probate judge and he told us that
when the welfare board was appoint
ed this would be regulated by them.
However, our welfare board did not
seem able to make any changes and
the list of mothers and the total
yearly expense is growing by leaps
and bounds. Women with husbands
and with illegitimate children now
are said to be receiving this aid.
We went to some of the county
commissioners, and they frankly said
that the condition is alarming, and
that the mothers pension act is be-
ing abused in Pine county and doing
more harm than good in that it is
encouraging women and children in
idleness and extravaganza. 1t is not
| conducive to the rearing of children
in self respect and thriftiness as was
intended, and it should be discon-
tinued to a large extent. II
BUT-and this is a large but
that they have no choice in the mat
ter; that the probate judge and the
county attorney allow these claims
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
FORMER SANDSTONE
RESIDENT BURIED

The body of Mrs. Charlotte Lind
strom, aged 76 years, former resi-
dent of Sandstone was brought UP
from Minneapolis on Tuesday. After
services at the cemetery, interment
was made in the family lot. Rela-
tives of the deceased from Mime
apolis accompanied the body here
A number of friends also were pres
ent at the funeral. Rev. John Gjert-
son Officiated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
REV. T, B. CLARK
VISITS IN ASKOV

Rev. T. B. Clark of Pine City
stopped Tuesday at Askov, enroute to
Carlton county for survey of his
land, consisting of 240 acres, located
so miles north of Nickerson. Some
of Rev. Mr.. Clark's land is wild. He
will spend a few days clearing and
arranging to put up some buildings.
While he was driving up on High
way No. 1, Rev. Mr.. Clark met the
14-year-old boy who is travelling on
a pony from New Mexico to Brule tc
see President Coolidge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
He Knew the Answer.

Mrs. Goss Slipper: Doctor, why
does such small cavity feel so large
to the tongue?"
Dentist: Just the natural tendency
of your tongue to exaggerate, l sup
l'ose.".
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-16
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective, but If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used, it will be withheld0
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Continued from First Page

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Montana, questioned Mellon about
the bond deal.
ST had telephone message from
New: York from Mr.. Hays telling
me he was sending me valuable
package and that he was Ginning to
Washington later to see about it, !"
said Mellon. "I was busy at the
time when a messenger brought me
the package. laid it on my table
and forgot it when went home
that night. Next morning opened
1t and saw it was a package OF
Liberty Bonds"
$4,000 In Package
Elbow much was in the package?"
s'Fifty thousand dollars, although
z didn't court them at the at time. :"
Mellon spoke with a trace OF
nervousness. He faltered over pro-
nunciation. He said he took the
bonds to his home.
when Mr.. Hayes explained the
transaction to me, I told him I
would return the bonds to him"
said Mellon. 81 later sent them to
Mr.. Hays in New York through S.
Parker Gilbert former Undersecre.
tary of the Treasury and Mr.. Gill
bert delivered them to Hays"
Mellon said he hadn't examined
the bonds because the purpose
stated by Mr.. Hays did not suit
me-"
Walsh asked Mellon % tell how
Hays had approached him.
ssHayg asked me to take this lot
or bonds and hold them and to
make q subscription to the Ore
publican) committee for the purpose
OF discharging its hangover debt,
Mellon explained.
Hays Called IL Loan
II objected to doing so because 1
would be making a subscription that
would not be what it purported to
be-a personal subscription.
Mellon and Hays termed it
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Mellon Defends His
Silence on Bonds

loloan' to- the Republicans to be
secured by the bonds.
"Tha. meant the same thing to
me SO / declined it," Mellon added.
"I told Hays, though, that l
would make a personal subscr1p.
ton. ! had expected to make one
so on this occasion. told him l
would send him a subscription OF
$4,000. Some time later l sent a
check for $50, 900 to Mr.. Upham, the
treasurer, at Chicago"
Mellon said he had given $4,000
to the Republicans during the 1920
campaign. He described q meeting
Of Republican master minds" be-
fore the 1920 election to discuss the
raising Of funds by popular sub.
scription. He said each man was to
give 81, 900, half before the election
and half afterward. This explained
his $4,000 gift.
IT was given a quota of $150,OOO
for the district In which / reside
Pittsburgh). When / got home. |
got some gentlemen to organize my
district. The quota was oversub-
scribed. / gave $4,000 and so did
others interested That Is all / was
solicited for until became Secre.
tary OF the Treasury.
Knew of Deficit
AFTER / was Secretary / knew OF
this deficit and / felt should give
more. I simply put the matter off
because I knew I would get an OPP
portunity later and the opportunity
came when Mr.. Hays talked to me-"
How did Mr.. Hays get these
bonds?''
HE said they had been loaned or
subscribed said Mellon. He
mentioned some large sum- think
$500, 900. He said he didn't want
to have one contribution recorded
for so large an amount, and he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-13
Al { XANDR|ANS'
To BUY INN

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March IS.
The citizens committee last night
decided to purchase the old City Ho-
tel and Gadsby's Tavern as a World
War memorial, as soon as the title
can be cleared. The price is SIS, 900.
81 900 cash and the remainder within
a year. A drive for $22 900 probably
will start the week of MAY II. The
American Legion, here will aid in
the raising the funds. At the next
meeting of the committee, Charles II.
Callahan, Mrs. Rathborne Smith and
Capt. Thurlow White will talk.
Bessie Brandon. charged with
being drunk, was fined SIS and
costs in police court today. William
Cheatham, colored, was given the
same science. Harry Turner of
Orange, Va, pleaded guilty to vio-
lating the dry law and was fined $50
and costs.
A. M. Lindsey, los West Maple
Street, reported to police that he
scared an intruder from his house
last night. Nothing was taken.
l. u6 CudLlUeE VI commerce u1feC-
tors yesterday closed the books for
the current year and pre- pared re.
ports for the annual meeting Fri.
day night. Members attended the
Washington Industrial Exposition
last night.
Five true bills were returned by
a grand jury in corporation court
yesterday. Clarence E. Osterman
was indicted on a charge of bigamy;
Frank Williams and George CHS
holm for cutting Sam Sorrell; Abra-
ham Banks for attempting to shoot
Officer McClary. and John Smith
for shooting Burley Morton, colored.
Appeals are being heard by Judge
Smith today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-13

Large Aedana-aud arOrtv roadstsrw
are both offered for ale thro"rh 70
days Times and Herald CJa.sifted
Automobile colurnna.
The Washington times., 1928-03-14

was attended last night by Tall
Franklin p. Adams and Medium
sized Alexander Woollcott" and
I'VE didn't care for it,
X \
In town this week in the same
company, we have two people who
exemplify that restless energy
which cannot consort with aim
less leisure. Since that time
when, as a tike, he was addicted
to parlor entertainment. George
Arliss has led a busy, fruitful
life. He is now Ga, unless Burns
Nantes year book is wrong, and
at So, while in the midst Of the
sly devilltries and stomach
chuckles of "Old English" he
managed TO produce a 500-page
autobiography which simply well
tiers in names and dates and those
amiably formal details which ear
mark a memory that is heritage
of a well-spent life. Doubtless,
too, betwixt proof-correcting and
theater performances he was
grooming himself for the esti-
mable Shylock he is now portray
ing.
Peggy Wood is the other. A
miss of transitory urge, she stilled
a. cultivated voice which scared
in musical comedy and trained it
to the quicker cadences of spoken
prose. That is why today one
of the most heacable of voices on
our stage belongs to Peggy Wood.
Miss Wood eventually married
John V. A. Weaver, as someone
was most certain to do. and
emerged from the trellised cottage
to embark on that memorable
tour to the Coast of '"Trelawny
The Washington times., 1928-03-14


Having crossed the Rockies
and been Amounted miniature
Hannibal, Mr.. Duffy chafes for
more conquest. He has already
burst the seams of Morosco's
mantle and is fashioning some
thing patterned after a tent for
his slender frame. AS an ac-
quaintance Of his garnet days, |
am privileged to warn him
against the contingency of his
chest detaching itself from his
spine one of these days and
floating off into space.
LOS Angeles" says Mr.. Duffy
in an interview in the Examiner,
now has more legitimate thea
business, too, than any other city
What's more New York knows it
and TREMBLES!"
The only parallel within mind
to this observation was that his
toric one uttered by our own Mr..
Albion.
"If," Numbered he, several
y
Opera Company comes to Wash
ington, the Washington Opera
Company will invade New York"
That night in New York, Mr..
Otto Kahn clutched his throat
with hand containing a napkin
and sat him down to six courses
embracing consomme au courierre,
a bucket of hors d'ouvres, filet
al nd
Pont Neuf escargots four lamb
stack of wheats and cafe en- pail
avec lait.
Il know WHEN I'm licked"
said Mr.. Kahn. And the butler
said, THANK you, SIR" but made
no offer Of bequeathing a life's
savings to his droll master. Later
he was overheard telling Dibbins,
the pantry girl, that "the marster
is a priceless old crock
What rumblings as may have
wrinkled the asphalt of our White
Way are not, you may be sure,
due to the decision of William T.
Tilden, I'd, to retire from the
stage. No, we must look deeper
for the causes but at another
time.
The fact that Mr.. Tilden was
on the stage will be news to
many. And there is no intent
here to be facetious. False adj
visers told him he had 1.-The
flair" when, as an amateur 10
years back, he looked good as
amateurs go. Crossing that
chasm which yawns between the
tyro with gabby friends, and the
artist who ascends by talent, Mr..
T1lden found one leg hanging in
the abyss and the other fretfuIly
paving the ledge for a foothold.
This happened in three attempts,
and now Mr.. Tilden, former
worlds champ tennis star, has
decided to forsake it all in in
terests of that thing he does
best.
In his quest to retrieve the
tennis honors that have been lost
to him. Mr.. Tilden quit his new
play, "The Buzzard," which was
to debut at a New York theater
tonlght. He had rehearsed the
role and was ready for another
"''HCN On patient audiences when
the Davis Cup committee invited
MN on the team to play in Mex.
leo City April 6.
Mayhay the Tilden decision was
inspired by memories of his re-
cept1on as an actor several wears
back by Alex Woollcott, of the
New York World. Tilden was
decorating an opus of such OBJ
scure merit that even the files do
not disclose its name. He billed it
as "So-and-So. with Big Bill Til
den and Little Billy Quinn"
Which was sufficient cue to Mr..
Woollcott, who reported the next
morning that "a comedy with Big
Bill Tllden and Little Billy Quinn
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Theater Guild to
Embrace Road
Tours

ARRANGEMENTS have been COM
pleted by A. L. Erlanger whereby
the Theater Guild Of New YORK
will send it's first-line acting COM
pany to Washington next season
for an engagement in the various
plays of the guild repertoire. This
means that Alfred Lunt. Lynn
Fontanne, Dudley Digges, Mar
gallo Gilmore, Helen Westley'
Henry Travers. Earl Larimore
and others of the guild companies,
will appear here in plays here
tofore restricted to New forK
presentation.
The guilds engagement will be
played at the National Ineater
next season, and on the same
subscription basis which has
marked the New York seasons for
nine years. This means that a
Washingtonian wanting seats for
the plays which the guild will
present here, and it is likely that
there will be four, will be en-
abled to buy seats for the four
plays at a reduction over the box
office price. In New York the
Theater Guild has more than
$4,000 subscribers and it's books
for the season are closed.
In order to acquaint Washing
ton with the quality of its produc-
tons. "Porgy" is to be sent here
for one week beginning April ],
at the National. 'Porgy," while
it does not employ the Guild Act
ing Company. is one of the hits
of the current New York season.
1t has been playing about six
months in the Guild and Repub-
lie Theaters and will close in New
York early in April. Properly,
"Porgy'' rates as one of the
guilds novelties, as it employs an
almost entirely colored cast, but +
it's story is not one that deals
with miscegenation or any as
sumption Of the white mans
burden.