Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
STATES ASKED TO
RUSH PUBLIC WORK
President Hoover Wires 48 Gov
ernors Asking Aid in StabiI-
izing Labor Conditions.

lZlIly ldUOF CONDITIONS.
Standardization Hoover wired
to the Governors of the 4S states ask
ing for their cooperation and aid and
that of municipal and county authori-
ties in helping to stabilize labor con-
ditions and present salaries by COM
prehensive program of public build
Ing, giving employment to as much la
Dor through the winter as possible,
and promising that the Federal gov
eminent would exert itself to the ut
most within its own province in pub
lie works
The president asked for a canvass
of the state, municipal and county pro-
grams for the next six months and
the next year, and announced he was
requesting Secretary Lamont of the
commerce department ito take in
hand the detailed measures of coop
Grafton with you which may arise in
this matter"
Even before the president had wired
the governors he was in receipt of
pledges from Governor Phillips of Ari-
iona, from Mayor Mackey of Phila-
delphia and from John M. Mcdonald,
commissioner of public works of st.
Paul, Mimi, who pointed to the fact
that governments and municipalities
had entered upon a program of public
and private building running into sew
eral millions.
Later President Hoover received
kilograms from the governors of sew
eral states and from the mayors and
commerce associations of large cities
pledging support of his program of
extensive public building.
MINNEAPOLIS is setting ahead it's
school building program one year in
furtherance of this program while st
Paul will enter it's biggest era of pub
lie and private building in years, while
representatives of the national agri-
cultural organizations pledged support
to President Hoover in his program
for industrial sterilization, and in turn
asked that the farmers receive lower
interest rates from the government
credit agencies.
Warren, Wyoming Senator, Dies.
Washington-Death has removed
from the senate F. E. Warren of Wy
oming, the man who had participated
in more of the political struggles of
that body than any other person in
hicfnru Tho ~ S1aonv he
senate, who had served continuously
since 1895 and for three years previ-
ously, succumbed to an attack of pneu
monia after three weeks illness start
ing with bronchitis. The veteran
statesman was the oldest member of
the senate both in years and length of
service and was the only member who
participated in the civil war, serving
In the Union army along with Justice
Holmes of the Supreme Court. 1t is
probable that he will be buried in
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Expiring Senate Raises Wool Rate.
Washington-The United States SEN
ate, with it's special sessions expiring
and forced to adjourn until it's regular
session which begins December End,
passed new tariff rate on wool boost
ing the rate to "a cents per pound
The vote was A to 26 and represented
curious lineup and decided split in
the coalition ranks. Northwest pro-
gressives supported the "a cent rate
and the young guard republicans
helped put it over. However, Senator
George Norris of Nebraska, progress
sive leader, voted against the increase.
stimson Discusses Navy Farley Plans.
Washington-First steps in prepare
t1on for the coming five-power navy
parley were taken by members of the
American delegation here. Secretary
OF State Henry L. Stimson conferred
with Senator David A. Reed (rep.,
Pa and Senator j. T. Robinson,
(dem., Ark, the senators recently
being given considerable material
dealing with the navy program. These
SS' o'io am tIOIoUPs
Omaha-Union Pacific railroad Of
flcials report that all cars except the
locomotive and tender of the west
bound Portland Limited were derailed
by robber who held up the train
three miles east of Cheyenne, escaping
with an undetermined amount of loot
from passengers.
Women Pilots Start Endurance Flight
Los Angeles, Calif.-A women's en-
durance refueling airplane flight re-
cord attempt of Bobbie Trout, Los An
geles, and Elinor Smith, New York,
was declared officially under way af-
ter the girls completed two successful
refuelings within half an hour.
Two Die in Lake Blizzard.
Winnipeg-Two fishermen, caught
on Lake Winnipeg in a northeast bliz-
card with the temperature below zero,
were frozen to death. A third, their
companion, after wandering for hours
in the gale, finally made his Way tn