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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
"PAY AS YOU GO"

ANY bond issue to defray cost of
highway construction, as advocated by
c. M. Babcock, state highway COM
missioner, will be opposed by the
Farm Bureau. The bureau favors
good schools and good roads, but is
opposed to any bond issue which would
take on financial burdens"
The foregoing declaration was made
in recent speech at Anoka by ]. F..
Reed, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation, at a meet
ing of about 500 farmers.
The statement of Mr.. Reed express
ses the sentiments of the American
in a nutshell.
A "pay-as-you-go" plan of operat-
ing state governments, not alone in
the matter of roads, but in other
things as well, soon must be adopted
or we are going to find ourselves in
a sorry fix indeed. Taxes are high
enough now, and rather than start any
program of expansion, one of re-
trenchment should be adopted along
virtually all lines.
True enough, paved roads are love-
ly; on the other hand, before paving
any more of them, there is a lot of
work, such as grading and graveling,
necessary on lot of county and
township roads.
1t is nice to have it broadcast that
Minnesota has splendid, paved roads, "
etc., etc., and they are a great thing
for tourists. But ....
Charity begins at home"-or at
least, should, and the needs of the
farmers and others who do not ben
eft to as large a degree by paved
roads as do the city people, should
be taken care of first.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
CANNOT RELEASE THE WILDCAT

We are getting in deeper and deep
err in Nicaragua. The refusal OF the
Conservative party to pass law au-
thorizing us to sponsor the election
means that our promised "fair cleo
tions" will be unconstitutional and no
decree such as our puppet, Diaz, has
issued can make the election valid
in the eyes of Chamorro's party. His
party has repudiated the results in
advance.
On the other hand, many of the
Liberals no longer trust our candi-
date, Moncada. Therefore, when he
is elected next October, he will be al
most as destitute of popular support
as Adolfo Diaz has been. The result
will be that the marines will have to
stay to prop him up in his chair for
the same reason that they are there
now holding, up the arms of the I'M
popular Diaz.
General Lane, recently from the
Nicaraguan front, declared before the
Senate Foreign Relations committee
that if we withdrew, SANDING would
probably be proclaimed president.
He has become the popular hero by
fighting us successfully nearly year.
Even if our marines succeed in kill
ing him we shall not thereby have
popularized our Intervention, but the
contrary.
We shall have made SANDING in his
martyrdom the hero of all Latin
America.
There seems to be no question that
our state department is sick of the
Nicaraguan mess, but sees no way of
getting out of Nicaragua without
leaving chaos behind and suffering
great loss of prestige. The sugges-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17

ferent heading than the newspapers
referred to. 1t is the opinion of this
newspaper, that it belongs under the
heading Service" and therefore, all
such items will be given space-gra-
tis-in these columns.
However, there is such thing as
riding a good horse to DEATH" There
are persons and organizations who
sometimes have an lake to grind"
and who literally flood newspaper Of
fees with propaganda. This junk
finds its way to the waste bas-
ket in hurry, for that does come
under the head of "advertising"-a
newspapers stock in trade.
But it's an easy matter to distin-
guish between news and propaganda,
and just as simple to handle. The
former goes into the paper, and the
latter into the wastebasket. It's just
like A, B, C.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17

as to give the cities one senator and
the agricultural district of the state
the other. The senate seats were
viewed by Republican bosses and >po-
liticians as jobs to hand out, rather
than as positions of public trust
Since the coming of the Nonpartisan
League a little more than 10 years
ago, the voters have been disillusioned
of the value to them of having the
senatorships divided between the cit
les and the country. The impor-
tant thing as the people view it, is
that their senators possess the proper
viewpoint with respect to legislation.
Neither Mr.. Nelson nor Senator
Rockne found it opportune to discuss
his public record to any extent. This
is not surprising in view of their rec
ords. Nelson. as mayor of st. Paul,
was bitter enemy of organized labor
and friend of the open shop crowd.
Senator Rockne, as a member of the
state senate, was almost without ex-
ception on the side of big business.
He was primarily responsible for the
ousting from the senate in 1919 Of
Senator w. w. Wilcox of Washington
county. Mr. Wilcox defeated George
H. Sullivan in the election of 1918 by
small majority. The big interests
of the state, however, found that Mr..
Sullivan was essential to their well
fare in that body and Immediately
commenced campaign to have Mr..
Wilcox ousted. Senator Rockre can
claim more "credit" for accomplish
ing that deed for these interests than
can any one else. 1t is also worth re-
supported the Brooks-Coleman bill
which deprived Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Duluth of all control of their
street railways.
Fortunately the people of Mime
sofa are not going to fall for the po-
me- The same may be said of the
third candidate, former Governor J.
A. A. Burnquist Mr.. Burnquist will
no doubt advocate much the same
things that have been approved by
his opponents for the Republican
nomination.
Has Great Influence.
The people of Minnesota know that
no Republican could WELD greater in
fluence in the U. S. senate in their be-
half than Senator Shipstead is WELD
ing at the present time. 1t is ludi-
crous to hear the plea made that a
Republican senator would be able to
accomplish more than member of
the Farmer-Labor party. If these Re-.
publican senators have so much bet
ter standing and possess so much
greater influence than does Senator
Shipstead, how does it happen that
they who constitute a majority in the
u. S. senate have as yet been unable
to prevail upon President Coolidge to
give his sanction to the McNary-Hau-
gen bill. The Rockne-Nelson appeal
will go unheeded next November.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
HOOVER'S CHANCES

- If Mr.. Hoover had carried Indiana
against Favorite Son Watson, senator
from that state, his chance of win
ming the nomination would have been
very greatly improved.
But he didn't carry Indiana.
Despite the fact that few even in
Indiana believe that Senator Watson
will be seriously considered in the
national convention, despite the fact
that a revolt against recent party
scandals should have helped Hoover
the state has gone for Watson and
against Hoover by a fairly substan-
tial majority.
This is beyond doubt a setback in
the career of the Hoover candidacy
which had been going so strong that
it had assumed something of the ma.
ture of a boom.
1t is not of course, a defeat for the
secretary of commerce. 1t is only a
failure to achieve a goal that would
have put him pretty close to victory
He is still the leading candidate, but
he is still short of nomination by a
hundred votes.
Those hundred votes will be cast
pretty coolly and calmly by men who
know that AL Smith is to be the Dem
ocratic nominee and who want above
all things a candidate who can beat
him. They fear Hoover's weakness
in the corn belt, and they fear his
weakness in New York. If they could
be convinced that these fears were
groundless they would go to him. If
they can't be convinced they will dc
their level best to nominate Mr.. Cool
idge.
And at this moment Mr.. Coolidge
is as likely to be the Republican can
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
editorial COMMENT FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS. WHICH MAY
OR MAY NOT OPINIONS
AMERICAN)

hotel guests. 1t is urged that in the
greater cities the number of those
making temporary or permanent
they constitute what may be regarded
as distinct class of the population,
and that their financial circumstances
are such that they can easily afford
to pay a small tax in return for the
advantages that the city government
is assumed to confer on them. An
additional argument for this proposed
tax is the ease and certainty of col
lecting it, as it would be simple mat
ter for the hotel management to in
clude the tax in it's charge.
Anticipating that vigorous objec-
tions to this tax will be made by the
hotel interests, it is contended that
the tax will not be shifted to the
owners of hotel properties, since it is
in the nature of luxury tax that
will be wholly paid by the guests. In
this assumption the competitive rival
ry of the many hotels seems to be
forgotten, and it would doubtless soon
UC 1Ouhu lhoI WV Pety sAAN oNOSS
tax" would be an effective advertise
ment. To the extent that desire to
please their patrons induced the as
sumption of the tax the hotels would
be in the position of being singled
out as the objects of class taxation.
Aside from what would appear to be
manifestly unfair discrimination be-
tween hotels and other dwellings. the
idea of adding still one more special
tax to the long list already in exist
ence is not attractive. The tendency
toward extravaganza in municipal eX-
penditures will not be checked by de-
vising new ingenious tax schemes,
but by bringing home to the general
public the facts showing how the
tax burdens affect the individual and
lessen his income.-Christian Science
Monitor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
PAINT UP-CLEAN UP

This is the time of year for clean
ing up rubbish. such as ashes, tin
cans and other unsightly refuse from
yards and alleys, and although gen.
orally speaking. Askov presents about
as neat an appearance as most places,
there still could be a little improve
ment in spots.
However, we shouldn't be satisfied
with a lust as neat as" reputation;
it should be the constant aim to be
"neater than"-to be leader in
cleanliness and get out of the com
parative class"
But as stated at the outset of these
few sentences, Askov yards look very
neat and trim and the residents are
to be complimented. From the stand
point of both health and appearance,
though, there can be no letup, for a
neatly kept up village is about the
best advertisement a community could
have.
In this connection, the flower ex-
hibit sponsored by the w. c. T. U.
should go a long way toward aiding
in the Identification of Askov and it
is a commendable project. The ben
efits are two-fold. There are the i'm
mediate returns-in prettier home
yards-to be taken into consideration,
but of far more Importance is the
object lesson to the growing child.
When the boys and girls see their
elders indulging in such worthy en-
deavors, they are bound to follow the
example of industry and cleanliness.
Let the good work continue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
ONE THING AT A TIME

We presume that we are wasting
valuable CD space, but we must pro-
test against the practice of trying
to drive a car and hug a girl at the
same time. The proper performance
of either of these delicate tasks re-
quire all of a mans attention, and
the attempt to concentrate on both
at the same time is quite likely to
result in disaster. To begin with, the
girl may feel that she is entitled to
the exclusive attention of the man,
and may resent the implication that
she can be Rugged enough to meet
the demands of the occasion with
half of his hands and at least some
small part of his mind on the car.
1t is bad judgment to let your girl
get this notion in her head. But we
didn't start this protest with the
girls feelings uppermost. in our mind.
We do a lot of driving, and we don't
like to have to dodge all over the
highway and out into the brush to
keep from being run down by some
fatuous youth with his right arm
wrapped around simpering maiden,
while his left rests lightly on the
steering wheel. AS we may have
mentioned before, it would be much
better for all concerned if the man
would drive along with both hands
for, say, a quarter of mile, then
stop half an hour and attend to such
hugging as has accumulated during
= ho I,r;xy Thnca short Iriunc and lon Or
stops could be repeated indefinitely,
and nobody's life would be endanger-
ed.-Onamia Herald.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17

ton has been made that Latin-Amer-
lean countries be encouraged to offer
their good offices, as they have done
on one or more similar occasions in
the past. 1t has been suggested also
that some method be sought of achiey-
ing joint responsibility for law and
order in Nicaragua. SANDING declares
that he will not lay down his arms
until the marines are withdrawn, and
then only on condition that Latin
Americans supervise the election.
There is no indication that the state
department is contemplating the ac-
ceptance of any of the suggestions
that have been made.-Union AdvO-
cate!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
NEWS

Some newspapers over the state are
moaning, and bewailing the fact that
candidates for public office have
asked them to announce free of charge
the fact they have filed for this and
that position. These newspapers con-
tend that that sort of publicity comes
under the head of advertising and
therefore should be paid for.
The American takes exception to
this claim. All such material is news,
distinctly so, and should be published
for its value as such. Readers want
to know who's who in politics, and
when a man files for office, SUBJ
scribers have no way of finding it out
unless the fact is published.
Consequently, the American places
this material under an entirely diff
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
ABOUT POLITICS
By H. G. Teigan

Political events in several states in
the past two weeks have brought the
nomination of Herbert Hoover and Al
Smith nearer realization.
In the Indiana primary Senator
Jim Watson defeated Herbert Hoover
for the presidential preference by "A
comparatively small margin. 1t is
of intrest to note that it was the
farmer vote that put Watson over.
Hoover carried the cities but was
unable to receive approval of his
candidacy at the hands of the farm
ers.
This shows how deep-seated is the
opposition to the secretary of COM
merce among the tillers of the soil.
The farmers of Indiana are not near
ly so enlightened as are their broth
ers in the states farther west. 1t is
also true that in having 20 prefer
Watson to Hoover, they were subject
ed to a difficult choice. AS the Min
neapolis Tribune put it, ''the Watson
machine has been notorious
Farmers Defeat Hoover.
The Tribune then goes on to recite
the fact that 'some % persons, more
or less connected with the Watson
machine, have been indicted or sent
to the penitentiary> or otherwise in
volved in a mess of scandals almost
without parallel in the political his
tory of the country"
Notwithstanding these handicaps
Watson triumphed among the farm
ers. He had voted for the McNary-
Haugen bill and had championed the
cause of farm relief and the rather
unsophisticated farmers, of Indiana
found their senior senator's black
record preferable to that of Secretary
Hoover.
But the defeat of Hoover in Indiana
has not put a stop to his steady pro-
gress toward victory at the Republi-
can convention. Just last week Sec
rotary Mellon all but came out for
Hoover. Mellon appeared at the Re-
publican state convention in Pennsy!-
vania and approved Hoover as meas
uring up to requirements better than
any other candidate now in the, field
With the Mellon o. X. Mr.. Hoover
shouldsbe past all difficulty.
Smith Near Goal.
AL Smith has also continued his
onward march to victory at the
Houston convention. Within the last
ten days one of his most formidable
contenders for the Democratic nom
ination, Senator Thos. J. Walsh Of
Montana, has withdrawn from the
race, announcing that it was apparent
that Democratic voters wanted Al
Smith as their nominee.
Of course there will be opposition
to AL Smith in the Democratic con-
vention. Alabama Democrats have
chosen an anti-Smith delegation and
the same is true of Texas. 1t was
reasonable to expect that Alabama
should be unfriendly to Smith in view
of the fanatical opposition of Senator
Heflin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
Legion Plans
Huge Program,
For Boy Scouts

Michael B. Hurley of Pine City.
Minnesota's Legion Americanism
chairman, announces that this year
Gopher Legion cooperation with the
Boy Scouts will take three phases;
(a) provision of two canoes for a Boy
Scout Wilderness Trail Tour of North
eastern Minnesota waters, (b) the
sending of fifteen Minnesota Eagle
Scouts on this tour, (c) the furnish
ing of summer scout camp outings for
many honor scouts, and of student
scout courses for many prospective
scoutmasters and assistant scoutmas-
tiers.
AS department organization, Min
nesOta LegiOnnaires finance the 500
cost of two canoes and pay the ex-
pense of sending Is Eagle Scouts
from all sections of the state, on the
Wilderness Trails trip. In addition,
individual Legion posts select honor
scouts from their communities and
send them for a week or ten days to
the nearest summer scout camp, of
which every part of Minnesota has
one, where they will have good
time and mingle with men and boys
whose influence is bound to be con-
structive.
Mr.. Hurley says that Minnesota Lee
gionnaires feel that the last phase of
their Boy Scout cooperation is per-
haps the finest-the sending of likely
candidates for the positions of assist
ant scoutmaster and scoutmaster to
one of the half dozen training camps
in Minnesota, there to study scouting
with a view to later acting as scout
instructors. The Legion posts do not
confine this to Legionnaires-any man
or boy displaying promise of making
ing a good scout master is likely to
be selected. Whether or not he saw
war service, makes no difference.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
Hoover weak in Minnesota.

But it looks more and more like
Hoover and Smith. While neither will
be particularly popular in Minnesota.
it is evident that the progressives OF
the state are far more opposed to the
former than to the latter. In mock
convention held at the university last
week the first ballot showed Hoover
running fifth with Smith and Norris
tied for first place. The students
were voicing their sentiments, though
large number of them are as yet
not legally able to participate at the
polls.
The Watson Voice. a paper pub
lished in Chippewa county took a
straw vote of persons dropping into
the office one day last week. Out
of 60 ballots cast, AL Smith received
%; Frank o. Lowden, IA; George W..
Norris, Z; and Herbert Hoover, 4.
There were scattering votes for Cool
idge, Dawes and Jim Reed.
What these votes signify is that
Secretary Hoover is extremely unpop-
ular in Minnesota. He is particu-
larly unpopular among the farmers.
Whether AL Smith can carry the
state over Hoover in race confined
to the two is difficult to say. That
the Smith support is more enthus-
iastic and solicited is certain and it
is equally certain that third party
nominee for the presidency, whether
strong or weak, would operate to the
great disadvantage of Herbert Hoover.
Nelson and ROckne.
The contest for the United States
senatorship i'm Minnesota is now pro-
ceeding with a good deal more vigor
than has characterized the fight here
tofore. Former Mayor A. E. Nelson
of st. Paul began his campaign for
| tho Republican nomination at Browns
Valley in Trayers county on May 3.
Mr.. Nelson thought it best to open
| his fight in a community where con-
| ditions would of necessity be most
favorable, Browns Valley being the
town where he was born. State Sen
ator A. j. Rockne gave his keynote
| address at Preston, also his boyhOod
home. 1t appears that both Rockne
and Nelson considered it advisable to
begin the battle in communities
where the people would be obliged to
give them a good reception.
Republican Candidates "Dry'
| The platforms advocated by both
Rockne and Nelson are much the
same. Both came out for the eigh-
| teenth amendment and strict enforce
ment of the Volstead act. They also
advocated navigation on the Missis-
sippi, McNary-Haugen farm relief bill,
and development of the Great Lakes
st. Lawrence Waterway.
Both Nelson and Rockne also en-
phasized the Importance of having c,
Republican represent the people of
Minnesota in the United States senate.
For years and until very recently
Rockne said, ut has been the custom
in Minnesota that one of its two senat-
tural district of the state. At the
present time both of MinnesOta's Sem
ators are residents of the great city
of Minneapolis" 1t is quite natural
that Rockne should take this position
inasmuch as he is the only candidate
for senator at the present time who
halls from the agricultural district
of the state.
SenatOrShip a Public Trust.
1t is true that in years gone by
offices were allotted in such a manner
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17
TAXING HOTEL GUESTS

Among the suggestions for addition
al municipal revenues to meet the
steadily mounting expenditures in most
cities of the United States is that for
a special tax to be imposed on all
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-17

Fails in Love in Air" was the
heading which was carried over a
picture of a Follies girl who took an
air ride with a New York society man.
They probably scared to "dizzy"
heights. But then, most people are
"in the air" when they fall in love.
So at that there wasn't so much news
in the event.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-28
Red Cross Fund Here
Is Growing Every Day

The sum received by the Burleigh
county chapter Of the American Red
Cross in its annual membership
drive outside the city Of Bismarck
has mounted to 1886, according to
Miss Mary Cashel, secretary.
Only 10 of the as townships had
reported today, the closing day OF
the drive, the secretary said.
Sums turned in by chairmen in
the 10 townships follows Moffit, F.
H. Pillsbury, $23; Driscoll, A: S. E.
Metcalf, $50; Wildrose, w. n.
Brownawell, $12; Wing, Mrs. H. c.
Edgerton, $14; Arena, Mrs. c. F.
Lambert, So; Garfield, Mrs. Earl
Mowder, $13; Rockhill, Mildred Mel
son $3.50; Steiber, Mrs. C. L. Ma
lone, SIC; Phoenix, Elmer Perry,
$40; and Glencoe, Mrs. Hugh Nc
Murrich, IS.
Donations totaling $3.50 have
been received in the local offices
from unsolicited individuals in the
county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-28
TEACHER VISIT
SYSTEM LIKED
Replacement Of 'ROun Il u
Method Wins Approval Of
Rural Officials

Hearty approval and favorable
comment has been expressed hy
county superintendent and rural
school teachers on the demonstra-
ton or visiting teacher system in
preference to the old system of hold
ing teachers Institutes. according to
Bertha r. Palmer, state superin-
tcndent of public instruction.
In the biennial report of the SUI
perintendent of public instruction
comment is made on the various
benefits derived from the visiting
demonstrating teacher system over
the old method of holding teacher
institute meetings.
In the report Miss Palmer states:
1.-THE county institute or roundup
type. which required the presence of
all teachers at the same lecture
course, regardless of previous train.
ing. experience, and present in.
terests and needs, is beifMe discon-
tlnued all over the country.
I'm the days when certification OF
teachers did not require attendance
at a normal school the roundup tyne
of institute every year was the only
way in which teachers of every class
could be exposed to psychological
principles and professional methods
Today II weeks attendance at nor.
mai schoo! after graduation from
high school is required for the low.
est grade of certificate.
while more than half of tn.