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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Other Papers
Furnishing By TAKING
New York Tines.

New York Times).
While congress was debating taxes the treasury was
collecting them. Secretary Mellon reports payments
Of something more than 100000 demanded Of the
beneficiaries of the Continental Trading company, of
unsavory oil memory. The payments which have been
made were for back taxes on profits not reported, and
fo- penalties due to concealment. or failure 10 make
a return. This result fully justifies, from the finan-
cial point Of view, the whole senate inquiry. AS Sem
ator Walsh sardonically noted, the entire expense q
the investigation up TO the present has been only a
little over $4,000. On that a yield Of ~$2.000,000, with
more to come, shows an ~uncommonly good investment.
Again we have in this transaction a vivid reminder
OF the way in which the men Of large wealth involved
we're utterly obltyious OF their responsibilities. They
made no tax returns on these secret profits, although
required by Law to do so. because they knew that their
operations could not bear the light Of day. But the
treasury came down upon them when the facts became
known, and their lawyers were compelled to advise
them to pay up without a protest, including interest
and penalties. There has been nothing like this GER
tainty Of taxes shown since the Tithing Man made the
Duke disgorge.
Legal process against Messrs. Sinclair, 0Neil.
Blaekmer and Stewart may be long drawn out. and may
fail: but when the collector Of internal revenue de-
scended upon them there was nothing for il but to cur
render Internationally. II. as Chief Justice Marshall
said. the power TO tax is the power to destroy, it is
equally true that the power. to collect a tax IL some
tires an effective method Of punishment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
The World and All
PETTIsH SUICIDE
By Charles P. Driseoll

A Columbia university student hanged himself to n
tree near Peekskill. New York, because he couldnt
have a trip to Europe. He said his father had prom
ised him the trip. and then had gone back on his
promise.
The young man was ~, IN good health, and mental
ly above the average. He was a member Of the Giles
Club, and was interested in other college activities, al
though he was working hs way through college.
Before hanging himself, this remarkable young man
wrote to one of his friends, saying that he couldn't see
how the quarrel with his father over the European trip
could be patched M. and that he wanted to get away
from ~drudgery.
suspect that this was a spoiled boy.
Spoiled boys indulge in ~self-pity. If a spoiled boy
has to work his way through college. he thinks every
body ought to praise him and feel sorry for him. He
feels terribly sorry for himself. He thinks his rela-
tives owe him a lot. A trip TO Europe would be mild
recognition. he thinks.
Now. | don't think the boy who works his way
through college is a hero at all. ! did it myself, and
it never occurred 70 me to feel heroic about it. | felt
lucky. / knew many other boys. just as deserving as
], who never had a chance to work their way through
school. They had family obligations that kept them 1t
work when they wanted TO be in school. I felt rather
apologize in the presence of these less fortunate fell
lows, as though | ought to find some way Of sharing
with them the good things I was getting. I can't re-
that ! ever thought anybody owed me q trip
to Europe. None Of the boys ! went to school with got
trips TO Europe in recognition OF their work during col
years. Rather, they were looked to for some sort
Of good performance to justify the years that they had
spared from the farm work.
One cannot mourn when a foolish person kill him
self in a fit Of pcttishness. But it is too bad that
Young folk with educational advantages shcgld nermit
themselves to get such distorted perspectiyes that they
IAN not see the beauty Of the world on <ccount Of the
c%s Of self-pity that blind their eyes
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Dinner Stories
A CLOSE SHAVE

When Brown arrived at the station
he found he had 90 minutes TO spare
before his train was due TO start.
So, having bought a ticket and seer
10 the labelling Of his luggage, he
dashed across the read to a bar
Der shop. seated himself in a chair.
and demanded a hasty shave.
But the barber was a man whom
nothing could hurry-a melancholy
mortal, who despite Browns pro
tests applied the brush in so slow
and deliberate a manner that the
luckless traveller found himself con-
fronted with one OF two horrible al
ternatives-to miss his train or take
his seat in it with a face covered
with soan.
"Do hurry" pleaded Brown.
But the barber paid no heed. He
continued lathering.
At last Brown could stand il no
longer. He seized mis- tormentor's
hand, and. "For PHYS sake" he
cried. "hold that brush still; I'll
wriggle my head"
"Marie. wouldn't you like to marry
a thrifty man :"
Eyes. I should like 70 MARX one
but | should not like TO be engaged
to one"
"Say. mister, what's your idea In
plugging your ears and shutting your
eyes while this football game Is
going on :"
~ don't want r. be bothered with
the yelling. and ! hate 70 see those
boys fighting over a little ball.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
RURAL TRAGEDY

"Less than two years ago." said
the professional booster. with a wide
sweep OF his arms to include a new
outlying area Of this city, "this was
all farm land"
els that so?" said the visitor. who
was somewhat artistic and had a
sense Of beauty. AZ he looked over
the shacks, pools Of stagnant water,
abandoned automobiles. and so on.
"Is that SO. That's too bad"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06

Who am /? What is my profess
sion? Who II my wife?
What was the date Of Paul Re-
vere's famous rider
What IL the Mohammedan Bible
called?
Who is recognized as the first
Christian emneror az Rome:
"A rerrv heart msketh n cheerful
-countenance: but bv sorrow of the
heart the shirt Is broken" Where
does this passage appear in the
Bible?
To-day in the Past
On this date. in 1TT5. the revolu-
tionary American patriot, Nathan
Hale. was born.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06

We have heard so much about the jazziness. the
frivolity, the responsibility OF modern youth that this
movement should cause adults to pause n moment and
consider whether they have not done the youth of to-
day much injustice. This movement could not have at
tanned its present proportions in five years or in Is
years if our young people we're really A. light-hcaded
as some Of their critics would make us believe. /
doubt very seriously that il could have flourished at
all some 80 or 30 years ago when the present-day crit
les Of youth themselves were young.
Indeed, its success emphasizes the tremendous
change that has come within a few generations. Youth
today is pulling at the traces as never before, it is
true. but il is also willing to really pull a load. It's
eagerness contains a more earnest desire than ever %
be Of service. Youth is more sure Of itsolf-surer per-
haps than at any time in the worlds history-but it
is a sureness that carries with il a determination to
justify itself.
We r~ightfully commend to youth that they have
faith in the wisdom Of their forebears, that they have
reverence for the men who have designed this repu5-
lie, a design which over a hundred and fifty years has
preserved the fundamental conceptions Of liberty. For
truly the constitution has proved a brake upon ill-con-
sidered action, a check on storms Of public passion, a
curb on domination that would destroy equality Of OBJ
nortunity. Yet il has proved to have an adaptability
I. met the shifting social needs which have been the
consequence Of great invention or the immense increase
in population and territory or changing ideas. and
each new generation must find the changes in the
activities Of our government which this increasing com
plcxity Of life brings. Youth must ever be the bearer
Of progress. and youth should never out of fealty to
tradition fall into the mood that any change is unde-
sirable. Youth should look upon change with cold de-
tachment- Much change - proposed in the name Of
progress which is mere emotion. Those have no right
to demand change who are not first possessed Of a
knowledge Of the significance of our institutions. And
this is one Of the values Of this nationwide discussion
lit is teaching our youth the nature and the success
Of this great plan Of ordered freedom As never before.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
FOR A CONSTITUTION TO FIT THE rREsEN~

The Texas Bar Association favors a constitutional
convention TO revise our fundamental charter Of state
- ~ the needs Of this day and time. II is about time
80 aid that. The trouble is not that we need to put
- things in our constitution. but rather that we
reed to take things out Of our constitution. We neeo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
Timely Views
AMERICAN YOUTH DEFENDED
By HERBERT HOOVER

-TV-VT-TT ~ -"T'-TV
Herbert Hoover was born at West Branch, Iowa,
in 1874. He studied at various universities in the
United States and abroad, and upon his return to
the United States became interested in mine and
metal works industries which took him to nearly
all countries Of the world. Hoover represented the
Panama Pacific International exposition in Europe
in 1913. During the war ne became connected with
various relief committees and served as u. :. food
administrator from 1917 to 1919. in which capacity
he gained worldwide recognition. He also was
connected with the children's relief committee in
Europe. He was appointed secretary Of commerce
BY President Harding in 1920.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
JIMMY JAMS

Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
!. Harold LLOYD: motion picture
actor. Mildred DAVIS Lloyd.
2. April 1919. 1875.
q. The Koran.
4. Constantine I. the Great.
X. Proverbs. XIV. 7a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
The Grab Bag

Today's Horoscope
Persons born under this sign are
forceful. but quiet ard tardy. They
are profound thinkers, with a love
for Justice. truth and harmonious
conditions. They are sometimes diff
ficult u please.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
PRODUCTION COST
CUT HELD POSSIBLE
Good Pastures Advised for Feed
ing of Spring Pigs; Alfalfa or
Clover is Recommended; Cited
as Economical.

High cost of feeds and relatively
low market prices for hogs indicate
the advisability of providing good
pastures for pigs the coming summer"
says Mark A. McCarty of the animal
husbandry division of the University
of Minnesota. Good pastures always
make considerable saving in the
amount of grain necessary to produce
gains and reduce the protein supple
ment bill one-half, thus cutting costs
and stimulating more rapid gains.
IF hog raisers have not already
planned pastures of alfalfa or clover
for their pigs this year, they will do
well to set aside an acreage of these
crops, if available, that will be large
enough to care for their spring pigs
this summer. An acre of alfalfa will
provide forage for Is to 20 spring
pigs weighing from so to 100 pounds.
Glover pasture will care for a smaller
number.
IF neither alfalfa nor clover is
available, Dwarf Essex rape sown at
the rate of five to eight pounds per
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
SO CONFIRMED SUNDAY
AT SPECIAL SERVICES

In impressive services, class of
'3-1S boys and Is girls-was con-
firmed last Sunday at Bethlehem Da-
nish Lutheran church by Rev. o. H.
Dyreborg. The large church was
filled to capacity with friends and
relatives of the confirmants. The
class was originally composed of 35,
but two, however, were i'll. They
were Edna Marie Sorensen and Dag
mar Eleanora Gravesen. They will be
confirmed at later date. The after
noon and evening following the serv-
ices, was spent at the various homes
of the members of the confirmation
class, when they were honored by Wis
it's from friends. -..
Following are those who were con-
firmed:
Boys: Clifford Jensen, Victor Jen-
sen, Alfred Georg Nielsen, Arthur
Nygaard Fisher, Arnum .Theodor Mel
sen Nedegaard, Bernhard Ingemann
Henriksen.; Albert Charley Petersen,
Kaj Evald Simonsgaard, Viggo Peter
Moller, Anton Holger Mortensen, Ed
win Mork Sorensen, Helvig Otto Ser
ritslev, Louis Leopold Uldbjerg, Ell
mer Alta Dietz, Reinhard Vermund
Jensen, Richard Byron Buck, Eden
Jesse Fogt, Aksel Ellegaard Nielsen.
Girls: Sigrid Mary Larsen, Klara
Marie Fogt, Emmy Valborg Viola
Petersen, Octavia Soderlund Christ
ensen, Anna Alfredo Christensen,
klara Marie, Jensen, Florence Helen
Keller, Eline Kristine Clausen, En-
my Hazel Hansen, Esther Strand
skov Lindegaard, Margrete Lorenzo
Hansen, Else Ruby Berntsen Kilstofte,
Agnete Eleonora Juhl, Olga Eleonora
Petersen, Opal Eleonora Hansen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
A COMMUNITY, AFFAIR

Annually it is deemed necessary to
set aside a certain time for cleaning
up our premises. A proper consti-
tuted village board of health is now
functioning. 1t is desired that all
property owners and renters of prop
erty make a special effort to clean
up all rubbish, garbage, ashes and
tin cans; repair fences and side
walks, screen privies, barns as we'll
as homes; drain swampy places near
houses, fill we'll holes, cover cisterns,
Rain barrels should be covered so
mosquitoes may not breed. Privy
vaults must be emptied and disinfect-
ed with fresh slaked lime. Scrub and
screen these places out, better build
new sanitary type privies. Out houses
not in use should be torn down. Fly
traps ought to be used by grocery
stores, restaurants and meat shops
We seek the cooperation of all resi-
dents, parents and teachers and boy
and girl scouts, Legion, newspapers,
in fact all civic organizations to
make Askov the cleanest town in
Minnesota. We know you have done
much along this line already. Much
can yet be done.
Board of Health inspection GATE
will be May %, 1928.
Village Board of Health
.... By H. E. Levin, M. D.,
Health Officer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
Legion Posts
Launch Drive
to Save Lives

While every Legion post in Amer
lea is sponsoring Junior Legion base
ball teams to keep the boys healthy
and happy, Minnesota posts are taking
the initiative in another direction by
launching d series of local life-saving
campaigns whereby the young folks
of the community will be trained by
experts to swim and save life in dan
gerous waters.
Minnesota Legionnaires believe that
Minnesota with it's 10000 sparkling
lakes, is the ideal state to launch
what they expect will become Le-
gion national activity. Past National
Commander Rufus r. Rand of Mime
apolis originated the idea and ar
ranged with nationally famous ex-
pert of the American Red Cross Life
Saving Corps to supervise this cam
paign from a department angle, with
headquarters at the Legion office in
306 Old Capitol, St. Paul.
Brainerd is one of the first Mime
sofa Legion posts to grasp this Oppor-
tunity. The boys there have saved
a $500 fund to finance the life-saving
instruction plans. Situated among
some of Minnesota's loveliest waters
to which tourists flock each year,
Brainerd wants to uphold this new
angle of Legion usefulness. Mervin
Clark is the state director at st. Paul
and will furnish local posts with de-
tails of local campaign on request.
Through him local instructor is Sc
cured at an approximate cost of SIS
for one week or $125 for two weeks,
which includes billboard and other
local publicity and organization of d
water pageant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen were
business callers in Minneapolis Tues
day.
Mrs. Henry Hanson and son of Will
liston, ~ D., are visiting at the Will
liam Holtz home here.
Miss Freda Hansen, daughter of
Fred Hansen, east of Askov, has re-
covered from a long siege of pneu-
monia.
Albert Juhl who has been working
in Pontiac, Mich, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Dagmar Juhl, arrived
here last Saturday.
Uffe Strandskov has been engaged
by the Askov Construction Co. as
truck driver and chauffeur for P. p.
Kilstofte, starting on his new duties
the first of this week.
Mrs. T. w. Hansen will leave next
Wednesday for Minneapolis, where
she will visit friends and relatives
until Monday. She also will spend
some time with friends at Lake Min
netonka.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Hansen drove
down to Pine City Tuesday night
where they visited Mrs. A. P. Norton
who is recovering at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Gray, from a broken
ankle received last Friday in Min
neapolis. Mrs. Norton likely will be
confined to her bed about four weeks.
A. Henriksen is having several i'm
provements made on his potato ware
house 1.-THE former Produce house) in
the way of modern machinery inside
and also adding IL by 40 #. in
closed driveway which may later be
arranged as dumping pit. Niels NJ.
Mortensen is doing the concrete work
on the latter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
WILLOW RIVER SENIORS
TO PRESENT PLAY HERE

An entertainment which, according
to reports, gives promise of being
high class in every detail, will be
put on in the D. B. S. hall here May
16, when the seniors of the Willow
River high school will present their
play, Mummy and the Mumps."
Following is the cast of characters:
Agatha Laidlaw, Bess Stepan; Bill
Laidlaw, Ed Sexton; James Shannon.
Adam Peters; Maude Mullan, Inez
Goring; Dulcie Dumble, Rendina
Thompson; Francis Briscoe, Donald
Ehmke; Anna Hampton, Rose Zalesky;
Sir Hector Fish, Teddy Dunaski;
Phoebe Beebe, Inez Boxell, and Per-
kins, the sheriff, Ferdinand Alberg.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
Senator "A. S. Larson
Leaves on Forest Tour

State Senator A. S. Larson of Sand
stone, left Tuesday for st. Paul to
join the Minnesota Reforestation In
term commission on it's tour of the
East to study reforestation and delin-
quent tax problems as handled there.
The commission left st. Paul Wednes-
day, and will spend two weeks on its
mission.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10

acre will produce a splendid pasture
that is the equal of any for pigs.
Planted in the next few weeks it will
provide rich succulent feed over a
long period. Two and one-half to
three pounds of grain per 100 pounds
of pig, with pasture, will produce good
gains on spring pigs. Plan to turn
pigs into good pastures this year and
let them turn the pasture into pork
profitably."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
NOTICE

To Teachers, Principals and
Superintendent:
Please remember the County Spell
ing Contest and Track Meet, Satur-
day, May 10Th, at 1000 o'clock A. NJ,
at Hinckley, Minnesota.
Yours very truly,
JENS P. MILLER,
County Superintendent.
If you want to buy or sell try an
American Want Ad. -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
Slight Error.

Flapper: I'd like to try on that
rose dress in the window.
Clerk, Sorry, Miss, but that's a
lampshade. g.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10
ASKOV MARKETS

Corrected Thursday Forenoon)
Butter, creamery, per Id. so. As
Eggs, per doz. ............ .21
Eggs, Askov Brand Selects,
per dozen ............. &c
Chickens, AZ lbs. and up, lb .21
Chickens, under AZ lbs., Id. 1T
Chickens, small, per Id. -. .09
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-10

American Want Ads are read by
thousands. They buy or sell.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-25
lawyer ALLOWED
TO REPAY CRAFT
$4,000 Involved in Ex-
cess Fee Exposure

WASHINGTON Jan. 24.-Abra-
ham S. Gilbert, New ycrk lawyer, was
ordered to return graft amounting to
about 100000 which was paid to him
by the Consolidated Gas Co., New
York Gas Co. and six other gas or
CARNATIONS involved in disputes Gill
bert settled as special master. The
facts became known when those COM
panies to whom the decision was not
favorable decided that they had not
received value for the thousands paid
in excess of the fee stipulated by the
court.
Excuses Acceptable.
In the opinion handed down by the
Supreme Court, Gilbert was cited for
conduct "far from upright and ac-
cording to law" and was ordered to
repay the huge slice out of the $118,-
900 he received.
Gilbert will be permitted to offer
excuses" to the Supreme Court be-
fore action is taken to strike his
name from the courts roll of at
torneys.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-25
CONTROL
COSTS LEAD To
CONGRESS- ROWS
States Ask Contractors
Paid by Federal Govt

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.--Who is
to pay for the fat sums that will go
to contractors for Mississippi flood
control work-the states or the fed
eral governments leading to bit
ter struggle between the opposing
groups in the senate and house COM
nittees.
The house flood control is badly
split on the question it was disclosed
in the committees hearings, which
have already lasted for two and e
half months.
In the senate commerce commit
tees hearings, senators from valley
states were attempting to drive home
their contention that the people are
already bankrupted in their fight
against floods and that failure of the
federal government to assume the
whole burden means all flood control
plans will fall.
The Jadwin plan contemplates that
twenty per cent of the S800,000,000
army engineers flood control plan
will be paid by states and local com
munities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-25
BOMB SQUADRONS
RUSHED TO india

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Two new air
plane squadrons will be despatched to
India during the year, according to a
decision of the British government.
They will be composed of the latest
type planes, equipped with bombing
operations. The arrival of the planes
will raise the total of British air
squadrons in India to eight.
The British air forces in India are
disposed over the whole country with
special attention to the northern dis
tricts of Punjab and the Northwest
Frontier Province, where they serve
the double purpose of preparation
against the Soviet Union and against
uprisings of the oppressed workers
and peasants.
The agitation which has followed
the announcement of the sailing of
the Simon Statutory Commission has
frightened the British government
into new preparations for maintain
ing its grip on India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-01-25
BLACKSH|RTS TRY
40 COMMUNISTS

GENEVA, Jan. 24.-The trial
against the Communist deputy Lo-
sardo and 80 Florentine Communists,
charged with taking an oath against
the State" and with carrying on
secret propaganda, is being pressed
by the blackshirt authorities.
The workers were seized during
raids by the fascist police in De-
cember. Houses were combed by the
agents at that time and all persons
suspected Of Communist sympathy
were questioned. Since then the
Communists have been held in the
fascist jails.
Two women and the former Com
munist deputy, Danes, are among
the prisoners. 1t is understood that
all the workers will be condemned
and sentenced to long terms on the
Mediterranean islands at hard labor
or in the fascist prisons.