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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
LABOR BROADCASTING

Washington.-"I shall ask all pres
ent who are to testify on behalf of
Station VIGIL to stand and be sworn"
announced Hope Thompson, counsel
for Chicago labor's broadcasting sta
ton, at the start of hearings before
the Federal Radio Commission, April
16. More than hundred men and wo-
men, spokesman of organized labor,
with a delegation of western farmers,
rose and chorused 81 do" in answer to
the recital of the oath. Then five per-
sons rose and were sworn as witnesses
for the opposition.
Thompson came before the commits
sion prepared to give it real picture
of the significance of the American
labor movement. A meeting of labor
union executives had been held at the
American Federation of Labor head
quarters the previous day when the
program was gone over and the radio
plan of VIGIL was explained to it!
/ friends. When the hearing began thu
labor representatives were all Ol
hand, ready to hear Frank Morrison
Mothew Woll and Victor OlaGJer out
line the history and aims Of the la
Dor movement IN this country, an
then to offer their individual test
mony as to what their respective un
ions are DOING to support static
VIGIL.
LABOR USES RADIO
What organized labor in Chicago, g
represented by the Chicago FeGers
ton of Labor's broadcasting enter
prise, wants of the federal radio CON
. mission is a clear channel "a hours
day and three or more of the shol
wave lengths for use in rebroadcas
: ing and in point point commerce.
! sending. One wave is now being use
in this commercial work. The r.
! broadcasting is planned as nation
wide chain of stations, each receivir
the program of VIGIL by short wal
instead of by telephone wire-H
present means of chain broadcastin
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
DOLIN VS.. WACHTER
LIBERTY FARM

LIBERTY FARM
VIM. G. Wachter
Medicine Lake, Mont. |
April IL, 1929
Producers News, Plentywood.
Dear Sirs:
Dolin evidently had a nightmare
when he received Judge Felts' deci-
sion, and learned that the Judge had
beat him out of couple of thousand
dollars-the prospective bank roll he
had planned to "gyp" out of the Lib
erty farm.
He could not pull any peach peels
over Judge Felts' eyes-as Judge
Felt knows a farmers honest rights.
Joe of course could not put in a big
headline on the front page of his
towel, anything about how he got let
down on his skin game, SO he had to
call the attention of his few readers
to the school election to occupy his
facetious mind.
Joe has had no news for his towel
since the presidential election, so he
| had to brew up slur on the proprie-
tor of the Liberty Farm (Barnyard
Serenader).
Joe contends that anyone who
1 knows no more than to raise children
to go to school, and pay his taxes,
should not know enough to go to
school elections to vote or to have a
candidate on the ticket who has hao
experience and knows the need and
welfare of the children to represent
them.
We SHOULD have a wiser one for
this office. Of course Joe is wise
he knows his beans. He has to spread
the beautiful sunshine and boost up
home foil as he may need them to
help him in some of his fictitious
games-tO try to beat an honest man
out of 50 me crops or land or some
thing.
Of course Joe has me handicapped
he is playing his own game, can
put up any old stuff in his towel and
send it odt-sample copy, and pay nc
, postage and tell the readers who are
weak enough all the slurs, etc. he
prints.
l have as much chance at his game
, as he Would have out here on the
, farm Will my game. At any rate lei
the people know little of. life's other
side.
And it was Judge Felt who beat lit
: tie Joe out of his share of the CROP
after I had bought the land and paid
for it, and not me.
/ Joe thought I was just damn foo
enough to let him slip something ov-
{ err, but now he is a wise little bird
We know that he has the courage OF
: lion, the ambition of a mule, the
: disposition of snake and the reputa
: ton of skunk
5 WIN. C. WACHTER,
: Proprietor of Liberty Farm
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
COLQUITT NAMED FOR
MEDIATION BOARD

Washington = (FP)-O. B. cM
quit, former Democratic governor a.
Texas, was nominated April 16 nv
President Hoover % be a member ~
the U. S. Board of Mediation. which
handles rail labor disputes. Colouitt
was leader of the Hoover Democrats
in Texas during the recent CAMPAIGN
He will succeed former Gov. Pat Neff
whose confirmation was stopped n
the Senate by the efforts of the rail
labor organizations. Neff was charO.
ed with gross inefficiency and preiUU.
dice
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

arouse protest from all ovou !,
United States. 1t would lead - Tie
contest in the federal courts " HU a
commission gave the Chicago F = .ne
alton of Labor the major part Of v wS,
it asked, goodwill would he ox mHat
for the commission. e'Ved
STATION MAY BE GRANTED
These considerations pointed 70
final decision favorable to WCp,a
They indicated that within " fl L.
months Chicago labor would he lew
gagged in tremendous experin,or4e 81. !.
broadcasting serious discussions C of ~ u
peoples struggle for bread. in - ON Vie
petition with jazz and stock mar T,a,
quotations. net
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
NORRIS FOR 6-HOUR DAY

Norris of Nebraska, progressive :
> leader of Congress, says that he {,
> favOrs the adoption of the 6-hOur =
> day as a means of checking I'm. =
= employment not only in the trans. =
> pOrtatiom service of the railroads .
= but throughout the industries Of =
America generally. =
: He says that this shortening Of .
the work Hay should include in
its benefits the farming industry, :
'as napidly as means can be devils
ed for giving the farmer an econ.
Omic chance to reduce his working
= hours.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
RETIREMENT BILL
COMES UP AGAIN

Washington-(FP)- Federal en-
ployes' unions have secured the rein
PRODUCTION in Congress of the Dale
bill which was nocket-vetoed by Pres
ident COOLIDGE in March. This bill
raises to- sim a month the maximum
retirement nav for veteran civil SER
vice emI loves
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26

Prospects are progressing for
water and sewage system at TonOnsa
River Indian agency as we'll as 5;US
powered electric connections for Ia1S a
Deer. O'"e
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-26
/. WET BLANKET

And after we have ourselves convinced that the
ensuing few freighted with prosperity and
worldwide expansion in business along comes these
financial and political prophets and experts to throw
cold water on our hopes; with line of calamity bowls.
Sam Hill, whoever he is but who seems to be wise
one, who writes special column which is being syn
Dictated to the farmers and progressive papers of the
northwest wrote in his column which was released on
March 49,
A few weeks ago this column fOretOld
the coming of ruinOus panic AS might be
expected nobody paid any attention to it.
But here is Lionel ID. Edie, professor of fl
nance In Chicago university projecting
business recession" Recession is a fine
$3.50 college word for going backward
What does a college professor know about
business! Very well, pass him up and list
EN- to Sir George Paish. the worlds great
est authority economics. He says: 81
predict the approach of the greatest fnan-
clal crisis IN history. 1t will come in the
spring. | wish were exaggerating but /
am not He may be mistaken. He is a con-
sentative and inclined to view progress"
with alarm. Then take the extreme radical
side of it and harken to Leon TrOtzky, who
says over and over: "The greatest crash in
history of mankind awaits us in less than
year. lou men on the farm will be the
lucky ones. You will at least have food AS
Tor this column it has but one satisfaction
1t anticipated the major prophets by A.
bout six weeks. Recall the words: at is
certain to collapse despite all the nursing
and newspaper propaganda and when It
comes the farmer will find it in his heart TO
pity the nnumerable victims"
And then Sam Hill goes on to regret that the farm
population has been and is so rapidly diminishing
that there many less to be Setting prett when
this impending calamity befas in the following lines.
. But the farm viii not shelter as MANY as
dd. After twenty years there are five
million less people on the farms ANA tbo
loss would have been greater in farm nonu
laton but for the high birth rate DRIVING
people off the farm and rObbing them Of
their land will have considerable share in
creating the business recession" that the
lnagl Oi finance in the distance like
cloud no larger than mans hand
However this but agrees with the argument advarcod
Dy 'ne Froducesr News that the farmers inning is conn
ing "nen ene great industrial collapse comes, which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

and either make it 4 cents or raise
rates on motor vehicles.
Refund the $33.OOO,OOO of county
road bonds so as to prolong the per-
iod of payment.
Elect ~ regents for the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, and be as liberal to
the institution las is consistent with
economic conditions"
Put the state crime bureau directly
under the governor and give it charge
of the fire marshars work.
Provide more severe penalties for
transportation of liquor in quantities.
Urge congress to amend the nation
al bank taxation law.
Ask congress to submit cOnstitu-
tional amendment doing away with
tax exempt bonds.
Modify the state reorganization act
to suit court decisions, and create a
single commissioner of conservation.
Stress economy in local units of
government require tax levies to re-
tire bonds, starting Immediately after
bonds are issued, and apply modern
methods of reducing costs.
Protect states interests in northern
counties threatened with bankruptcy,
by refunding ditch bonds, or combin-
ing this with the plan for taking over
delinquent land for state hunting
grounds.
Amend forestry tax law so it will
be workable and not too Onerous.
Repass the vetoed bill paying the
costs of administering state forests
out of their earnings, with amend
ments restricting the cost and defin
ing uses to which money can be put
Urge congress to pass the, Ship
stead-Newton bill, and carry on OPP
position to the border dams.
Enact a state waterpower act re-
serving power control to the state.
Oppose the Nicaragua canal, in
sisting that the Great Lakes seaway
and Mississippi waterway be put in
operation first to relieve the land
locked middle west.
Sell the state test mill at Min
neapolis, as no longer needed for mil
ling tests of wheat.
Remedy defects in the workmens
compensation law"
Interesting Session FOreseen.
1t is generally believed that this
will be an unusually interesting SEES
sion of the Legislature, with impor-
tant questions up for consideration
and with the political fortunes of sew
eral prominent and ambitious citizens
involved. 1t is taken for granted that
Mr. Christianson will not seek a
fourth term as governor, but will file
against United States Senator Thomas
d. Schall in the primaries of 1880.
The governors political enemies, who
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
SANDSTONE NEWS

The Sandstone high school basket
ball quint hung up two more victories
the past week by defeating Moose
Lake last Wednesday by score of
81 to Is and Pine City 81 to on
Friday.
The Moose Lake game which was
played on their floor was a hard
fought game throughout, with Sand
stone in the lead at the half time, IS
to 9. Sandstone's passing game was
too much for the boys "up north"
The Pine City game was all in Sand
stones favor which is evidenced by
the score. The victories give Sand
stone rating of games won and 1
lost, creditable average for any high
school team. On Friday they engage
In two minor games, namely, Finlay-
son and Cloverton, in preparation for
the harder games left in the schedule.
The games are to be played on the
local floor,
The American Legion skating rink
located in the southern part of town
is now in full operation as very suit
able ice is now ready for use. A
charge of fifteen cents admits anyone
desiring some good winter pleasure.
The rink has been delayed consider
ably due to the poor flooding weather
but now that good ice is on hand, it
will be in operation all winter and
at the service of the town and outside
communities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

$40, 100000, leaving no doubt in the
minds of the legislators that hi
would veto such a proposal.
When the trunk highway amend
ment was submitted" said he, among
other things, Its opponents told the
people that bonds would never be is
sued. | will not become a party to {
breach of that covenant. A promise
made in political campaign creates
one of the most solemn and binding
of all obligations. Any proposal tt
| create Indebtedness in excess of that
created under the county reimburse
ment law, of which the people haG
notice when they adopted the TrunR
Highway Amendment, should be sub
mitted to the people and decided by
them at an election in which the
proposal is made direct issue TIC
issue bonds without mandate would
be breach of faith"
The governor preached the gospel
of economy as earnestly as ever be-
fore, but admitted that the state tax
levy will have to be raised In the
perOratiOn he waXed eloquent and
gave utterance to sentiments which
are so radical that Victor Lawson, the
farmer-labOr senator from Willmar
remarked to the writer that they
might have been made by the late
Eugene V. Debs. This is the passage
to which Mr.. Lawson had special ref
erence:
He whom we recently elected tC
the President of the United States has
touched the Imagination of the peO-
pie with the appealing thought that
poverty is not a necessary condition
of life; that it can be, and ought to
be, and will be abolished. That
thought is a challenge to the states
manship of America. To realize that
hope should be the next great adven-
ture in political economy. We have
learned to produce in abundance
Our conquests will avail but little if
we do not also learn how to distrib-
ute the good things of life so that all
may enjoy them. To remove the
shackles of circumstance, to lift off
the handicap of unequal opportunity
to free men from the hazards of in
dustry, to protect them in their right
tn cooperate in every useful way:
these are the obligations of the State
to its people"
Briefly stated, Governor Christian
sons recommendations were as fol-
lows:
Hold state appropriations down
and avoid any higher tax levies.
Reform tax system to equalize as
sessmentS, and shift the burden from
production to consumption" suggest
ing sales tax.
Raise the gasoline tax to 3 cents
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
ASKOV

Miss Margaret Schroeder visited in
Minneapolis from Saturday until Tues
day.
Miss Evelyn Hansen visited with
friends and relatives in Minneapolis
Sunday.
H. C. Hansen went to Minneapolis
Tuesday to attend the lumbermen's
annual convention for a few days.
Arthur Andersen recently returned
from Montana and is again working
for his father in the local creamery.
Hans Nielsen was in Sandstone
Saturday and bought slightly used
1928 Chevrolet coupe at the Underhill
Garage, trading in his Ford car on
the deal.
Mrs. P. ~ Fenger sold her Is acre
tract of land, just east of the village
the first of the week to Emil Andersen
at a consideration of $500. This
tract of land is located between the
Mrs. p. Jorgensen and Peter Linn res
kdences, along the east road.
Mrs. L. c. Petersen and Miss Elna
Tuesday for a visit with L. c. Peder-
sen who is confined at the st. Mary's
hospital Mr.. Petersen has been
treated for several days at the hos
pital in preparation for an operation
which it is expected will be performed
tomorrow. He has been getting along
very nicely and was feeling fine at the
time of the visit. Mrs. Petersen is
remaining with him for few days.
In renewing his subscription to the
American Peter Miller of Junction
City, Oregon, sends greetings to old
Askov friends and states that he and
his family are doing we'll and like
it there. The Marius Hansen and
Lund families are also located at
Junction City A letter some time
ago from the Peter Molby family
states that they have moved from
Vending, Ore, to Bellingham, Wash.
where the AXel Nissen family is 10
Gated and where Mr.. Molby and son,
Hans. secured work in sawmill.
Bellingham is a city of about $4,000
with several sawmills and factories
of various kinds. 1t is about is miles
from the Canadian border. There is
heavy traffic on the highway and it
has a busy harbor from where lum-
Der is exported principally to Japan
and Australia. The Molbys also send
greetings to friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
LEGISLATURE IN
46TH SESSION
Continued from Page -

sentence was committed by the presi-
dent and Senator Lennon returned to
his home, warmly welcomed by his
constituents. When the senate con-
vened, Tuesday, the senator took his
seat as if nothing had happened.
Senator L. p. Johnson of Ivanhoe
made the motion to expel Mr.. Lennon
from the senate and opened the de-
bate in support of his motion. The
motion was seconded by Senator Law
son, who demanded that the matter
be disposed of at the start and not
permitted to drag out through the
session. One other senator, l.. p.
Lund, of Rock county, spoke for the
motion to expel, while it was opposed
in vigorous talks by Senators A. L..
Nordlin of ST. Paul, W. B. Anderson
of Minneapolis, ]. d. Sullivan of St.
Cloud, Tom Mangen of Morris and
Sherman Child of Minneapolis. The
gist of the arguments of the support
ers of the motion to eXpel was that
Mr.. Lemons presence is a disgrace
to the senate, a menace to the con-
stitution, and would be interpreted by
the people as a condonement of his
Offense The arguments of the OPP
position were to the effect that Mr..
Lennon was guilty of only technical
violation of the 18th amendment; that
he had reaped no profit from the sale
of liquor by the lodge of which he
l. &c &c
had reelected him with full know
ledge of the facts in his case, and
would doubtless re-elect him by a still
larger majority, were he expelled
Twenty-Five senators voted for eX-
pulsion and 3S against.
Those who voted in the affirmative
were: Blanchard, Carley, Christgau,
Duemke, Frost, Hanson, Johnson,
Landry, A. S. Larson, H. A. Larson,
Lawson, Lee, Lilygren, Long, L. P.
Lund, McCubrey, Naplin, Orr, Rich
ardson, Rockne, Schmechel, Serline,
Sharpe, Solberg, Spindler.
Those who voted in the negative
were: Adams, Anderson, Arens, Bes-
settle, Bonniwell, Bridgeman, Cannon,
Child, Hausler, Hougen, Johnston,
Lemm, Lommen, c. A. Lund, MacKen-
zie, MacLean, Mcknight, Mangen, Mil
lett, NORM, Nelson, Nordlin, Olson,
Putnam, Pulitzer Ribenack, ROepke,
Rollins, Romberg, Rosenmeier, Stems
rud, G. H. Sullivan, J. ID. Sullivan,
Swenson, Thwing, Turnham, Widell,
Zamboni.
The Governors Message.
Theodore Christensen was sworn
in as governor for the third time
Wednesday morning by Chief Justice
Wilson, in the presence of the sem
ators, the representatives, the justi-
ces of the supreme court and a large
body of people who filled the house
chamber, in which the ceremony took
place.
The governors message, which he
read after taking the oath, is lengthy
document and covers a wide range
of subjects The reading command
ed the closest attention, especially
the part dealing with the highway
problem He opposed firmly and Wig
orously the proposed bond issue OF
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

sues are proposed amendments to the
primary election law Representa-
tive b. E. Brophy of Minneapolis has
ready for introduction a bill to elect
the state senators and representatives
on party tickets, and Representative.
Charles Mum of Osseo will press q
bill making it possible for voters to
vote in the primary without declaring
their party affiliations.
Both house and senate adjourned
for the week on Thursday, and will
not convene again until tonight, thus
giving the Acknowledgements ana
the speaker of the house time to make
up the legislative committees.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
WILL HAVE EXAMS
For the Teacher:


This year there is a change in tn
rules for the High School Board eX
aminationS. 1t is the intention tina
only the eight months schools hol
the examinations given in April an
the nine months schools hold the ex
aminations given about the first O
June. Requisition blanks are bein
sent out.
PROGRAM FOR APRIL EXAMS
Tuesday, April 23rd.
Grammar & Composition 1000
Elem. Am. History 200 D. m
Wednesday, April 9th.
Arithmetic " 900 a. m
hedulnS
Elem. Citizenship 200 d. m
Thursday, April 18th.
Geography --------------- 900 a. m
Hygiene 4 Sanitation - 200 D. m
May / have your requisition on OF
before January 21st, 1929
Yours very truly,
Jens P. Miller, Co. Supt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

Notice: The State. County and
Teachers fund rates are added to
all of the above tax rates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
p. T. A. WILL MEET
25TH OF JANUARY

The Askov P. T. A. association will
meet at the school house Friday night,
January 25th at s o'clock. There
will be a short musical program, to-
gether with speaking. DR.. H. E
Levin will speak on Hygiene. After
the program, lunch will be served
by the committee. Every adult in
terested in the school is welcome to
attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17
Thanks: Later On.

Funeral Directors: COffins and
Caskets.
Make Our Store Your Headquar-
terS."-Ad in a Florida paper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

disapprove of his Big Three" and
come to his other innovations, will do
their utmost to thwart his ambition
by making his administration unpOp-
ular. 1t is quite certain they will be-
gin operations during the legislative
in both branches, especially the SEN
ate.
Most of the big issues that will be
considered by this legislature are
enumerated above, in connection with
the governors message Other is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-17

Get the habit of using American
Want Ads when you want to SELL
something quick.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-21
AND HIS ONLY PAIN

Sunny jim: I see you've got your
golf socks on today.
Weary Willie: What do yer mean
golf socks?
Sunny Jim: oh. Just the l8.hole
yariety.-Table Talk, Melbourne.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-21
AFTER DARK WILL
COME TO BISMARCK
City Will ee Reminded Of Pre-.
Prohibition Days When
Play Shows Here

Bismarck will be reminded Of pre-.
prohibition days Dec. 8 when the
play After Dark" is presented at the
city auditorium.
In connection with the show a bar
room. semblance Of the good old
days." Will Be constructed and decor
ated ct the auditorium that theater-
goers might more aptly turn back
their memories to the days before
1900 when one got two drinks for a
quarter and poured them out for
himself.
Everything that . bar could want.
except the kick In that which is
served over the bar. will be brought
to Bismarck. Old.time sporting and
theatrical pictures and Autographs.
pictures Of fighters. and advertise
ments for entertainment features are
used to decorate the walls. A few
liquor signs hang behind the bar.
Against the frosted mirrors there are
rows Of bottles which are quite In
nocuous now but with labels which
speak Of aristocracy.
One Of the features Of the barroom
Is an old sliding-top lunch counter
with fly screens to protect the cheese,
pickles, frankfurters, and other deli
cacies Of the kind. Opposite the bar
will be an alcove provided with card
tables, on which are stacks or chips
which look = though they had seen
plenty Of actual service.