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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
GOODWIN IN FAVOR
OF ROAD BUILDING

Congressman G. G. Goodwin has ex-
pressed himself as being in hearty
accord with any constructive move
made by President Herbert Hoover
that would be of benefit to the people
of East Central Minnesota providing
it would not be a boomerang.
He pointed out that in the move
ment of construction it was very i'm
portant to keep an eye on taxation
so that the people of Minnesota will
not be burdened with a large increase
in taxation. so far the measures ad-
vocated have not had a tendency to
do so. l speak especially of the Pres
ident's road building program. Such
q move would be a great thing for
my district and | am heartily i'm favor
of constructive road building pro-
gram" said the Minnesota Congress-
man. THE aid whichw will re-
ceive from the Federal government
will keep down our taxes and permit
us to build system of roads that will
be second to none in the nation
Aside from the commercial advan-
tages accrued from good roads Con-
gresham Goodwin also said that a
program of this nature would give
employment to class of people who
were really in need of work
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
(By S. w. StrauS.)

The recent disturbing events in the
stock market should serve one use
full purpose at least and this is that
we have great need in this country
for a more widespread understanding
of the values of true thrift.
1t is not the purpose of this writer
in this article to attempt in any way
to analyze the Wall Street situation
either past or present. The only point
sought to be made here is that great
er thrift among the American people
would have prevented much of the
trouble that has occurred.
1t is hard sometimes to make people
believe that fundamentals do not
change-that it is always risky to
try to get something for nothing, to
try to get rich over night, to try to
run shoestring up to million.
Once in while someone proves the
exception to these rules but such in
stances are exceedingly rare.
In the long run it is better to be
satisfied with such returns for your
money as are safe and sound.
Through the processes of compound
interest or reinvestment of proceeds
one can build ones capital to such
great volume as might sound truly
amazing. These processes are slow at
FIRST. II requires much patience to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19

method. Moreover, it is practically
certain that the vast majority of the
farmers in this state could be car
ried over into a Farmer-Labor party
if responsible leadership were forth
coming. Brookhart, who is easily the
most prOgressive-mindedm man to repre-
sent Iowa in either house of congress
in a generation, appears not as yet to
be ready to assume leadership in the
fight to overthrow old party methods
Progressives Still in Dark.
In the Iowa counties to the south
of Faribault, Freeborn and Mower in
Minnesota, there has grown up mill
tant farmers organization by the
name of Progressive Farmers of
Iowa. The director of organization
is a former Non-partisan League or
ganizer, Gale A. Plagman of Mime
apolis. This farm organization is not
only friendly to independent political
action, but is strongly in favor of it.
1t is certainty that if the Progress
sive Farmers had a statewide organi-
cation like the Farmers Union or
Farm Bureau, farmer progressives
of Iowa would not now be indulging
in the old game of politics within the
Republican party in order to get leg
islatiOn. Meetings of the Progressive
Farmers are much on the order of
those of the Nonpartisan League
which were held in Minnesota and
North Dakota several years ago. A
good speaker draws large crowds and
gets applause that a potentate would
envy.
There is plenty of reason for revolt
in Iowa. Though it is claimed by the
Department of Agriculture that 1929
shows slight gain in farmer income
over 1928, the results are far from
satisfactory.
Bankruptcies continue among the
farmers in Iowa. While figures are
not yet available showing the results
for this year, Alp per cent of the
bankruptcies in 1928 were those of
farmers. This compares with so per
cent in South Dakota, SO per cent in
North Dakota, and 1876 per cent in
Minnesota.
In 1925 Iowa took a census of it's
population. This revealed something
quite startling to those who had as
that all was well. There had
been considerable decrease in the
rural population of the state from
1920 to 1925. Only those counties hav-
ing within their borders fair-sized
cities showed an increase, due en-
tirely to the growth of the cities be-
ing greater than the decrease in the
population of the rural districts. In
65 counties the total population show
ed decline. These were counties
not having within them any indus
trial centers of size.
Bank Octopus Grows Here.
In this connection, it will be of in
terest to know that the N. w. Ban
corporation has added a number of the
principal banking institutions of Iowa
to its list of member banks. The
first of these to join was the First
National of Mason City. This bank
was presided over for long period
of years by c. H. McNider and is now
presided over by his son, Hanford Nc
Nider, who was instrumental in bring
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
ASKOV

]. p. Madsen bought used Ford
truck from the local dealers last week
Herman Christensen of Tyler, visi-
ted at the Jacob Hansen home from
Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. and MrsNAnton Jacobsen and
little daughter of Minneapolis, visited
with relatives here from Friday until
Sunday.
Henry Simonsgaard and Thorvald
Jensen who have been husking corn
in Iowa several weeks, returned to
their respective homes here Thursday.
c. p Christensen returned Monday
from Duluth hospital to his home
here, and is able to be up and around.
He however is not well yet and it is
expected that he will return to the
hospital again after the holidays.
Mrs Jens Henriksen was taken sud-
denly ill Friday with a light stroke
and has been confined to her bed
since. Other complications have set
in lately and it is expected that she
will be removed to hospital within
a few days.
Harald Sorensen, north of town,
took poor aim Monday when he was
chopping wood, with the result that
he nearly severed the tip of the mid
die finger on his left hand. The bone
was fractured but the tip was stitched
back on and is mending nicely.
JOhan Sorensen is spending a few
in IF eli in
down a roof faster than is proper,
landing in such a manner so as to
injured his hip. No bones were frac-
tured nor other serious results sus-
tanned.
Arthur N. Larson, the genial sales
man and one of the owners of the
Braham Granite & Marble Works of
Braham, was in Askov one day last
week distributing their beautiful new
1880 calenders. Mr.. Larson reports
that their business is increasing right
along and that they employ a large
force of men all the year around.
A sample of Askov's rutabagas can
ned at st. Cloud have been on display
at the bank for several days. They
look fine, taste fine, and are fine.
With proper facilities and advertis-
ing this product should create a splen-
did market, and it is not impossible
to imagine that it may some day be
difficult for Askov to supply the de-
mand
While Charlie Laursen was away
from his place in the north part of
the village, some time on Saturday
acknowledgements some boys
chopped down two of his pretty ever
green spruce trees and carried them
away and spoiled another tree by part
ly cutting it down. The trees were
from 10 to II years old and already
quite tall. Mr.. Laursen was sorry to
see them gone when he came home
as they stood in front of his home
and he had cared for them throughout
these years to grow up to give shade
and beauty. Perhaps the ones who
chopped them down do not realize the
damage they did but it will be we'll
for them to take note.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
GOPHER FARM BUREAU
CLIMBS FROM CELLAR
TO SEVENTH PLACE

After being in the cellar last year
among the ratings of the big Ten"
OF state farm bureau membership, the
Minnesota federation, this year.
mounted to seventh place according
to A. G. Mereness, organization di-
rector for the Gopher group.
Iowa heads the list of high mem
bership states, with Illinois, Indiana.
New York, Ohio, California, Mime
sofa, Michigan, Alabama and Missouri
following in respective order.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
FLEMING TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. David Jeff from ST.
Paul, visited over Sunday at the Mar
ket home, driving here Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Beavens and baby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens and chill
dren, were Saturday evening guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Market.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Douglas visited
at Albert Breiland's Saturday night,
the occasion being Mrs. Breiland's
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Beavens
and baby, Venus, visited at Tom Ry-
ans near Danbury, Wis, Sunday.
Orrison Longshore is home again.
He has been working in Wisconsin for
the past three weeks.
Hank Alters visited at the Long
shore home Saturday night.
One cent per word for a Want ad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
ABOUT POLITICS IN
THE HAWKEYE STATE
BY H. G.. TEIGAN

BY H. G. TEIGAN
versant with politics in the old Hawk
eye state it is apparent that revolt is
in the air here as in other states of
the northwest.
Next years campaign promises to
be a hot one. There will be battles
waged for both United States Sen
ator and governor. Daniel F. Steck,
democratic incumbent, is a candidate
for reelection to the senate and Gov
ernOr John Hammill is candidate
for the Republican nomination for the
same office.
Right now all eyes are turned on
the senatorial contest. There are al
ready two avowed candidates for the
Republican nomination Governor
Hammill and Representative L. j.
Dickinson of the tenth district. Sen
ator Steck will probably not have any
opponent for the Democratic NOM
nation.
Governor Hammill is thoroughly re-
dictionary and will for the most part
have the support of the big business
crowd. Mr. Dickinson is, however,
far from being genuine progressive.
1t will be recalled that he came into
Minnesota in 1926 to help defeat the
Farmer-Labor congressman. There
are not so many people in Iowa who
are familiar with Dickinson's per-
Torrance in 1926, but scores remem-
Der the villainous campaign he con-
Quoted against Congressman Frank
P. Woods for the Republican nominal
ton in 1918. Woods was attacked as
being pro-German and disloyal for
having voted against the resolution
declaring war upon Germany. This
campaign of Dickinson's was success
full and he has remained in congress
ever since.
BrOOkhart to Aid Dickinson.
Even so, Dickinson is preferable to
Hammill. On the whole the record
of Dickinson in the lower house has
not been so bad. On farm relief he
has meneuvered to be generally right
and on other issues he has shown a
disposition to be with the people.
Senator Smith W. Brookhart has
come out for Dickinson. He is ap-
fight for the latter and this means
much. BroOkhart lost many friends
for his support of Hoover a year ago,
but his splendid fight for farm relief
and tariff revision during the special
session, has brought back to him
practically all those he lost in 1923.
The Brookhart support of Dickin-
son will mean much to the latter but
it will also have the effect of draw
ing the lines more closely than would
have been the case had Brookhart
left matters alone. 1t is undoubtedly
true that Hammill will gain some sup
port now that otherwise would have
gone to Dickinson. But Dickinson
gains much more by the Brookhart
support than he loses.
To Minnesota Farmer-Laborite it
seems pity that the progressives of
Iowa should still be pursuing the
Old-party way of securing reform. But
it is certain that that is the way these
voters of Iowa are once more going
into political battle.
There is, however, a tendency in the
direction of independent political ac-
ton. This is particularly true among
the farmers in the counties adjoining
Minnesota. These farmers have been
close enough to the scene of independ-
ent party politics to note it's superb
ority over the so-called nonpartisan
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19

let your earnings grow along sound
lines when those around you appar-
emily are reaping prodigious profits
and getting rich from their specula-
tive activities.
But while these methods are slow
they are dependable and there are
thanking their lucky stars that they
have been satisfied to put their money
in safe places even though the profits
may have seemed small.
AS long as we stick to the funda-
mentals of thrift we are safe. When
ever we get away from them there
is no likelihood what financial dis
aSter may overtake US.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
ASKOV MARKETS
Corrected each Thursday morning.

Corrected each Thursday morning.)
Butter. creamery, per ID. ------$O.4O
Eggs, tlrSt grade NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .38
Eggs, pullets or seconds --- .33
No. 1 broilers, lbs. up ----- is
Leghorns, springs ------ IL
Black Leghorns, 1 u lbs. up - II
Hens, AZ lbs. up ------ IT
Hens, under Ak lbs. ----- ~
Stays and Cox 90
white DuX .12
Ola ducks ------------------ 10
Geese, fat 70
Rutabagas, per ton S14.OO
Potatoes, per 100 lbs
White S1.662-3
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
SISTERHOOD WILL
STAGE MASQUERADE

On another page of this issue ap-
pears an ad announcing masquerade
dance which will be staged by the
y. S. S. lodge at the D, B. S. hall
Monday night, Dec. 30. Prizes will
be offered for the best dressed and the
most comical dressed lady and gent
and everybody will unmask at II
o'clock Good music is promised for
the occasion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
NORTH STAR BAZAAR
IS WE'LL ATTENDED

The North Star bazaar held at the
Club hall Wednesday night of last
week was attended by fair sized
crowd which enjoyed the usual good
time. All the articles offered by the
club sold well after which dancing
was the chief diversion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
1t Beat Him.

Two boys were Boosting of their fa-
Tiers wealth.
"Huh!" said Freddie, my father is
richer than yours. He's rich enough
to buy all New York"
That's nothing" answered Eddie.
Il heard my father tell my mother at
the breakfast table this morning that
he was going to buy New York, New
Haven and Hartford"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
Conclusive.

MagiStrate-The evidence shows
that you threw brick at this con-
stable.
Burly One-It shows more than
that-it shows that l hit him.-Stray
Stories.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19

FOR SALE-Evergreen Christmas
Wreaths to hang in windows and
doors. Csc and soc. See Mrs. H.
Petersen.-Askov Garden Club.
25W14-It
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-19
Customers for Emily Post.

My wife has horrible manners. The
other evening at dinner she was
scratching her head with her fork L
was so shocked that all the peas rolled
off my knife.
The Pathfinder
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
to Socialism
Soviet Workers Proceed to Building of the
Communist Society

that there is not one bit of overes-
timation in them.
In fact, the experiences of the past
few years prove that at the present
rate the Soviet Union will probably
surpass the Optimistic" figures of
the Five-Year Plan itself. For ex-
ample, according to the draft five
year plan of 1926 a 179o increase
in production was expected for the
year 1926-27, while in reality the
increase reached 20%.
For 1929 the same plan placed
the figure for the increase of pro-
duetion at about 1870 while the ac-
tual increase was nearly double,
about 1870. Other figures tell the
same story. The Soviet workers and
farmers can and will achieve the
great results foreseen in the Five
Year Plan! g
Difficulties in Agriculture.
Not that there are not any diff
culties. There are difficulties, great
difficulties! The Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the Sow
let Union declared as far back as
last November that "the extremely
low level of agriculture, especially
as regards grain, embodies the dan
ger of rift between the Socialist
cities and the petty bourgeois rural
districts, thus endangering the main
presumption of the Socialist adapta-
ton of our entire national economy"
The situation in agriculture is still
far from good. While last year the
curve for industrial production rose
constantly, sometimes to unexpected
heights, the total output in agricul-
ture, which rose by $40 in 192627,
fell back to 1.1%o in 1929. This
year an increase of 40 is expected.
The grain situation remains the
great difficulty in the planned econ
omy of the Soviet Union.
The Five-Year Plan provides for
the solution of this difficulty. 1t
approaches this question from the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
tude of these figures can hardly be
appreciated

tude of these figures can hardly be
appreciated!
The Five-Year Plan concerns it
self primarily with the rapid and
substantial improvement of the con-
ditions of the toilers. The number of
industrial workers is expected to in
crease by 100000; wages by nearly
500 (the increase is still greater
in view of the fall of prices); the
housing area falling to share of the
city worker by about 6 square me-
tiers; the income of the agricultural
population by almost 500.
In addition, all industry within
the next five years is to be placed
on the basis of the seven-hour day.
1t is clear that the realization Of
the Five-Year Plan is connected with
the most substantial improvements
in the conditions Of the, workers,
which again only proves how closely
and indissolubly the development of
Socialism is connected up with the
very life interests of the workers.
Can the Five Year Plan Be
Carried Through?
The carrying through of the Five
Year Plan will mean that the indus
trial output will be raised to almost
three times the pre-war level. 1t
will mean that in the production
of pig iron, for example, the Soviet
Union will be third in the worlo,
standing behind the U. S. A. and
Germany only; in the production
of coal the Soviet Union will take
fourth place in the entire world. At
the close of the five-year period the
Socialist sector in the agriculture
will be 400 and the individual Sec
tor 500 of the total agricultural
productionl
Can such great achievements be
reached within five years-are not
the figures set too high? But a
study of the economic life of the
U.S.S.R. will show that these fig
ures are based on sober fact and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
CHAPTER VII
The House of His Parents
The BOOkwOrm.

m the moulding three peeg
House" stood out clearly in
the
large door of cracked oak which white
Serge mounted the steps and shogedy the
His fathers handwriting There something youthful
smiling at him the fantastic ouh of the characters
signing unertone sad his childhood overlooked his heart
like Snowwhe blossoms of the almond the
dow in the garden his mother kissing him
dream He had his father
for good.
The librarian Vrochka, his bewdered
fused had encountered him (of she woud
She could
await his words And then she could whisper
$50 it's you? Serge Ivanich Il looking for -"
In her hands piece of uttered like a bird. JE
"Have from father Verochka?"
From Ivan Arsenitch Yes Oh, if you only
She smiling and could eyes gilt
tering with wonder
care still in the library Verochka? bored
to death yet with his chatter about
jects?"
But she could not him her astonshed
se+ N
AND in the seniechldish handwriting his father he
II read: ~
MY Son-Whn think that
immortal thought
When takes priority existence over con-
this will discover when courage
IN my temple of books want tring
tiers which therefore, troublesome or
troubesome) am sitting in which
are stirring and swarmng like ocuoachs
ing Marcus Auus bookwom by accident of chance
YOUR FATHER"
CT0 be Continued) %8E
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04
"The Public Be Damned"

TWAS WILLIAM K VANDERBILT the multi-miionare
railroad magnate who gave history his sentiments toward
the of the people by declaring OCCASION "The
public be damned That is the slogan that of his
progeny William K Vanderbilt Jr, today continues
in force and it might just well be nailed above the
to the Central Park Casino sponsored among other
mutmlionaires by Vanderbilt loafing place for the
parasite rich
The Casino, in the only centrally located park in New
York City, opens tonight with places selling $40 per plate
There will be workers there unless they carry out last
minute demonstration to walk in and turn out these wealthy
friends of the Tammany Hall municipal administration not
forgetting that every Sunday of workers arrested
by Tammany police for walking the in the
park while special permits granted the Croquet Clubs
and other sports organizations of the rich to the park
they please.
Up the present time the only workers who have been
allowed the Casino the city employees who have been
turned to the private by Mayor Walker
to aid in identifying the surroundings They of course will
not be permitted at the opening.
The original price for the house warming ceremonies
$25 plate with the demand that the of the a
pcant appear in the social register The storm of protest
forced this down to $40. This allow petty bour
geois climbers to get look at Tony Bdde and other social
butterflies of the degenerate rich.
Labor's fight must still be made. Central Park must
truly be made recreation ground for the working class
THE REV. DIR. NORMAN THOMAS, chief soothsayer for
the socialist party cheers himself in the denial citizen
ship papers to the Hungarian pacfst Roska Schwmmer
by declaring that after ALL the federal pre-
sent far less of offender against civil liberties than state
and local Thomas thus admits he sees triple
when looking at the capitalist state in the nation in the
various states 8 of them and in the municipalities count
them if you All of varying Breeds says Thomas, all
disagreeing with each other This is kind of anti
working class poison brewed in the period when power
being centralized in the hands of the federal
before and the whole capitalist state knit together
solid than in it's struggles against labor President
Hoover should add the reverend socialist to his staff of dope
i2eddlers. a.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-04

THE NEW LEADER, official organ of the socialist party.
is keeping itself awake nights trying to apologize for the
treachey of the American Federation of Labor and the
United Textile Workers Union at Ezabethton Tennessee
in berayng the striking textile workers the hands
the profeering mill owners 1t is beyond the power of the
socialist boockes however to put attractive polish
this black treason -. ' i s(5as 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
4.OlO-YEAR-OLD TRN

LONDON.-A burial urn 1000
years old was unearthed at Ire
madoc, Cornwall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

BURNS ALIVE IN HER AUTO
GLENCOE. m.-Mrs. Helen We'd
dell burned To death IN her auto
when the machine ran into a ditch.