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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
EXECUTIVE PREDICTS
BUILDING RESUMPTION
Ratification of Board of Trade
Claims Said to Be Factor Helping
Emergence From Depression.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. September 27-Steady
resumption of building activities during
the Winter months, renewed activity in
January and swing toward normalcy
during the Summer of 1881 were pre-
dicted today by E. M. Craig, executive
secretary of the National Association of
Building Trades Employers, who made
public survey of conditions in ITS
United States and Canadian, cities. He
said the low point of depression had
passed and a slow, steady return to
activity might be expected.
One factor intended to aid the Ma
TONS building industry to emarge from
its depression will be official ratification
of the new Board of Trade Claims by
the convention of the building trades
department of the American Federation
of Labor October g." he said.
This is a tribunal established for
adjustment of jurisdictional disputes be-
tween building trades. It's Inauguration
was urged by President Hoover, who de-
clared its adoption would maintain pub
lie confidence in building"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Regular Delivery

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
REFUNDS GIVEN LIGHT

The Uuited States Treasury has in
formed a number of large corporations
and wealthy individuals of income tax
refunds aggregating $3.50, 100000. The
largest of the refunds was one Of S25,-
S47, 259 to the Carnegie Steel Cor
poration; the William Waldorf Astor
trust of New York received S6,i56.-
s29 while the American philanthro-
pist, John d. Rockefeller, was re-
funded S157,227 According to the
Treasury department these amounts
were overpaid to the government.
Some years ago the Treasury de-
partment was able TO keep these re-
funds a secret. but due to the good
work of the progressive bloc in Con-
gress it is now made a matter of pub
lie record Senator Couzens of Michi-
gan, himself a multi-millionaire, but
a man who looks at political prob
lens from the viewpoint of the COM
mon man. is entitled to a great deal
of respect for his fine coura geous and
unselfish work in the senate to give
this the light of publicity.
We fail to see the names of any
Pine county citizens listed in this
group that received a tax refund.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
PUBLIC SERVICE

The United States Senate, the one
real active debating Legislative body
in our country which is responsible
TO a very high degree in making II
possible for the American people 70
get an idea and knowledge on what
is going on behind the scenes, is our
great safeguard for demo racy. The
Hawley tariff bill. farm relief, power
problems, lobbying activities of Grun-
dy and Shearer. and Teapot dome have
all been brought into the clear light
of publicity, especially because of the
work of the progressive group in this
body. The progressives are perform
ing n great service and We congratu-
late them The Askov American will
continue TO interpret the ssues.-na-
tional. state. county and local-to the
best of our ability To our readers.
and we will try to give due credit
to individuals and groups who are
working TO make America, Minnesotl.
and Pine county a better place III
which to live.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
GIVEN OVATION

(Carl Eastwood, LeSueur News-Herald
When Senator Shipstead appeared
on the floor of the senate last week
for the first time since the adjourt-
ment last spring. he was given an
ovation such as is seldom seen in the
senate chamber. Senator Shipstead
is one of the most popular men in that
body, as popular as in his old home
state, where he received the largest
vote ever given a candidate for United
States senator, and from a per cent
standpoint was the largest vote ever
given a candidate for senator from
any state. The one big feature with
Senator ShipStead, and which is ap-
preciated by his colleagues, is that
he never sidesteps and can always
be depended upon to go through with
the program he thinks best for all.
We do not care a tinkers darn what
party a man belongs to if he has that
trait we'll grounded, he is an ideal
representative. Senator Shipstead,
time and again, has given proof that
he is just that sort of a man, hence
his great popularity with all the peo-
pie.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
THE SECOND CHAPTER ENDS
(Grafton, ". D.. Record)

The final chapter was begun last
week in the second great exploit OF
A. c. Townley, founder of the Nom
partisan League, oil promoter. pro-
hibition repeal advocate.
Action was started at Robinson, N.
D., to foreclose mortgage for $780,
10000 given against the drilling equip
ment which Townley used to sink a
test well near that town.
No one will ever know how mu.h
money the people of North Dakota
sunk in this second Townley venture
but.it certainly mounted into the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Town
ley'S unsecured note is all they have to
show for their faith in him and his
promise of wealth.
But it takes more than two failures
to discourage some people. Again
Townley is in the field; again he is
rousing the people to frenzy, this
time over prohibition; again he is
charging them an admission to ride
on his band wagon.
No matter what one may think of
A c. Townley, his enemies as we'll
as is friends admire the mans ability
to inspire confidence in others.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
CHICAGO DOES NOT BETTER
SITUATION

Gunner in Chicago according TO
newspaper reports have gone on a
rampage since 473 policemen have
been laid off in that city following a
decision of the city commission TO
curtail the expense budget for the
coming year. In laying off the men
newest in service it would seem that
the cream of the force is gone since
the first five years for the policeman is
presumed to be his most conscientious
and ambitious in his effort TO make
good
Since cutting the police force to
lessen expenses. il would seem that
Chicago has invited more crime and
according to the latest headlines ban
dts and thieves answered that chal-
Ienge Monday night with three major
robberies and a murder.
This sudden outburst goes to show
that some crime IT least is prevent
able rather than inevitable. Robberies
since the announcement Of the police
cut has been broadcast have Increased
from 900 to 4oO per cent over the
weekend
Where between Is and 20 crimes Of
this sort we're normally reported In
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
4 LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
(By S. w. Straus.

We have reached the season of the
year when much attention is being
given to philanthropical activities.
Soon the holiday season with its
wealth of sentiment will be upon u.s.
1t is a good time TO give thought
to the value Of thrift in the elimina-
ton of human woe. A great amount
of the poverty and distress of the
world is due to sheer lack of thrift.
An old Philosopher once wrote that
the highest step and the summit of
charity's golden ladder is to so aid
livelihood and not be forced TO the
dreadful alternative of holding out
his hands for charity
Truly il may be said that we help
others most when we help them to
help themselves. In the earlier de-
velopments of thrift education there
grew up. particularly in England. vast
numbers of charity associations. Per-
sons who were in need were given
aims TO alleviate their temporary con-
ditions
The knowledge developed out of
these early activities that charity of
this description often encourages idle
ness. As time advanced. society
learned that the best way TO combat
poverty was to encourage individual
industry. Due TO the popular develop
ment of thrift habits. poverty is grad
ually being eliminated. although there
always will be those who. temporarily
at least, will need charity.
But we should remember that when
we encourage thrift upon the part or
any individual we are most likely re-
moving him forever from the posi-
bility of ever becoming a charitable
object
We shall probably never reach the
place where charity is no longer
needed. but as thrift becomes more
and more popular the number OF in
dividuals dependent on public or pri-
vate charity will become continually
fewer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
SELFISH IDEALISTS

Thou shalt not see thy brothers ass
or his OK fallen down by the way, and
hide myself from them: thou shalt
surely help him to lift them up again.
Deuteronomy 22:4
Idealists ought to be the salt of the
earth. but too often they degenerate
into mere day-dreamers.
Their dreams are beautiful, but
they have far less connection with
this earth than the clouds of sunset
floating over our heads.
l am frequently depressed by the
tally qualified to release new power
and Inspiration in our institutions but
who persistently hold themselves
aloOf
They will not take part in the COM
mon life of humanity.
They sit apart, reproductive think
ers, distracted idealists, building
castles in the air but unwilling to con-
meet their dreams with the life of the
world.
1t is a kind Of glorified selfishness
which they unconsciousiy exemplify.
Some of them dream about ideal
government-but neglect to vote and
feel unable to join any movement for
honest politics.
Others converse privately with
their friends concerning religion and
profess with considerable zeal their
interest in religion-but feel them
selves a little too superior to join
their fellowmen in any organization
movement to bring religion to bear
on the work of the world.
Nothing can be more supremely
selfish than TO live in a dream world
of pure ideals and do nothing to con-
meet those ideals with the bitter needs
of a floundering world.
(Rev.) Henry Van Dyke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
A MOTHER WHO FAILED

The following story from the Du-
Iuth Herald is a sermon to ponder.
1t says:
Several years ago 12-year-old
Kansas boy accompanied his parents
to county fair The father decided
they could not afford grandstand
tickets for the races, so they saun-
tered around the grounds. The son
wandered off with some other boys
but in a few minutes was back with
grandstand tickets.
Where did you get them" the
mother asked
-Oh, that was easy" said the son.
proudly. Il climbed over the fence,
then went out through the grandstand
and asked for a return ticket. / kept
the ticket and went to the other side
of the grandstand where / climbed
over the fence again. Then | came
out through another grandstand en-
trance and got another return ticket
The parents took the tickets and
praised the boy for being so thought
full of their comfort. Later the moth
er told and retold the story to prove
what smart son she had.
The other day this boy. now young
man. stood in court convicted Of a
serious crime, one net unlike the fraud
he had been praised for at the county
fair
Think of my widowed mother" he
pleaded with the Judge The dis
grace will kill her
If the childhood history of every
criminal could be studied. as suggest
ed by Adolph Lewisohn of New York
in his letter to the Open Court re-
Gently. how many similar stories
could be told
Train up child in the way he
should CO. wrote a wise man in the
Bible several thousand years ago. land
when he is old he will not depart from
IL I"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
PAST RECORD TELLS

Many politicians, newspapers. in
dustrial corporation agents such as
the former arch lobbyist but now
Senator Grundy of Pennsylvania. the
Minneapolis Journal and the me-too
rural press which followed its lead
TO attempt 10 diScredit the fine work
of the progressive group from the
Northwest in the L. 5. Senate. make
great professions ut being friends
of the farmer.
Have you noticed ut any time any
praise in the editorial columns (of
those who have such) in this me-too
press for the good work. the devoted
service that has even impaired the
health of our senior senator, Henrik
Shipstead. a senator who in one term
made a record that made OF him 4
national character
In this same press you are muSh
more apt TO read editorials criticiSing
the ProgreSsive-Democ Coal on.
the dangerous LaFollette from Wis
consin. and uncomplimentary remarks
about Norris Of Nebraska-men who
have been tried and are true. always
championing the rights Of the ordin-
airy man To judge men. newspapers.
or corporations we have TO be care
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
LAMB PRICES
SHOOT UPWARD
A Good Share of Mondays Run Of
Fat Lambs at $13.50.-Cattle Start
LOwer.-HOgs Also Decline.

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nonIics and Minnesota Department of
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1880:
Livestock trade at the weeks opening
was featured by a sharp advance Of
% to soc in fat lamb values, placing
better grades at S13.25 to mostly
$3.50. Common throwouts sold az
$3.50 to S1e.5O. few light culls $500
to $500. Three doubles of choice fed
western ewes sold at $500.
Receipts of short fed and warmed
up steers and yearlings continued
liberal, and most killing classes de-
clined Csc compared with last weeks
close. Quality was rather ordinary,
most steers and yearlings selling at,
$3.50 to $1,000, a few up to S11-OO
and SLIPS. Bulk of the common and
medium grade heifers sold at $3.50 to
$500, cows 1928 to $3.50. cutters and
low cutters S4.75 to S5.75, bulk bulls
$3.50 to $500, best weighty medium
grades 1925. Vealers were steady to
soc lower, S11.OO to $3.50. bulk s115O
to $1,000.
Hogs declined 5 to 15c on the aver
age Monday, lights and butchers 1925
to $685., bulk light lights 1925, bulk
pigs $500. packing sows $500 to SS.25
or better.
Suckers and Feeders.
Some weakness was evident on
stocker and feeder cattle as the week
opened Several loads of warmed-up
steers sold on feeder account at SIS
to S10.25, most light stockers S8.25 to
1925. Stock pigs bulked out of first
hands at $500. Bulk of the Dakota
feeding lambs sold at $10.25 to SLIGO,
best feeders around $1125.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
CARRIED TOO FAR

With the advent of Arthur (What
man) Shires, the Chicago White
Sox first base ball player into the
ranks of prize fighters, that sport has
failed to be uplifted, but has sadly
been degraded in the eyes of many
true lovers of clean sports. 1t seems
that all this man Shires wants in the
ring is not only the dollars he can
get from his activities but also the
joy of getting even" with former
opponents on and off the diamond, or
vice versa in the latter case.
In our minds this is carrying a
thing too far when rough and tumble
boxing should take the place of the
scientific way and when sport author
tiles will allow men to conflict in the
ring for large sums paid by the public
in order to ease their personal griev-
ances. The law might just as we'll
allow fist fights and street brawls-
the public will at least gain free adj
mission.
OF course we presume that it would
De QltQcQlt TO accuse edcQ HSNler
of having a grudge to settle just be-
cause he asks for permission to enter
the ring and it would be just as i'm
possible to refuse amateurs the privi-
lege of fighting so long as the sport
is recognized legally.
1t is not the purpose of this article
to criticise the sport generally but
only this particular case where the
great Shires has continu
ally given the press statements for
public perusal concerning his desire
to sock him on the chin" for a past
grievance This is when the boxing
commission could have gone to the
bottom of the matter and according
to latest reports the Michigan CON-
mission, thanks to them, did suspend
The great one" And now the report
comes that the National Boxing CON-
has suspended him from the
ring in 30 states, and the only regret
able feature about it is that it was
not done sooner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
MIN OF HONOR

Last week the American reported
the passing of A. B. Barstow of Rock
Greek. a Civil war veteran, and this
week is chronicled the death of NJ o.
Guptil, another Civil war veteran who
resided at BerOun. Thus the ranks
of these sturdy men who fought for
their country and risked their lives
for the cause of freedom. are gradu-
ally thinning out.
The remaining Civil war veterans
living in Pine county are few. Pine
City has two in Robert Greig and
James Gardner; Sandstone also has
two, c. Gonser and C. C. Meader; the
others are Henry Stephan at Beroun;
J. VI. Stephenson at kerrick. and
James Carman at FinlaysOn.
Not only have these men offered
their all for their country but they
have also been sturdy pioneers and
builders in the West. Their concep-
tion of Righteousness, their friendli-
ness, good handShake. smiles and their
presence in the community is appreci-
ated by the middIeaged and younger
generations, and it is the hope and
desire of all that they may live peace
fully and happily in their declining
years and that they may live long
Their presence and reverence, the
good examples they set and their
marks in history are all an inspira-
ton TO the younger folks.
Speaking of Civil war veterans
there is one such in the United States
who has become world renowned and
is still very active and alert and works
hard for the cCuntry's welfare in spite
of his advanced years and that is
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of
the United States Supreme court
With a zeal of genuine patriot,
and of one devoted to the masses of
the American people, Holmes immedi-
ately stepped into the role of crus-
ader in behalf of human rights and
human liberties after his elevation to
the highest court of the land by Pres
ident Roosevelt in 1902. No injustice
was too small TO escape his scathing
attack, and no corporation was great
or powerful enough to awe HIM His
whole heart and sympathy has been
constantly with the common people
He has been a defender of human
rights. and a sentinel standing always
on guard to preserve social justice
The greatness of Justice Holmes
does not lie entirely in his liberalism
nor his valiant efforts on behalf of
the masses, however. He is one of the
profoundest thinking justices of the
court. He is a charming philosopher
He is scholar who typifies the high
est type of American culture His
name will linger long on the tongues
of the thinking people of his country
Justice Holmes is now in his SSth
year. and is soon to observe his S9th
birthday anniversary For - years
he has sat on the supreme court
bench. More than a decade ago he
was eligible to retire on a life long
pension. Still he sits on the court.
as alert and keen as in his middle
age-a living monument to democrat
cy, social justice and American cul-
fnrp
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
$4,000 ACRES ARE
NOW AVAILABLE FOR
FOREST PLANTING

1t is announced that offers of land
in the projected St. Croix experiment
al forest planting area have been re-
ceived by ]. NJ. VALLEY, assistant for
ester in charge of acquisition in the
Superior National forest and in the st.
Croix purchase area in Pine county.
The forest service authorized ac-
QUESTIONS in the proposed st. Croix
unit last year, but, encOuntering OPP
position in the locality, dropped the
matter Recent petitions from town
boards and from residents of the area
however influenced the county board
of Pine county to adopt resolution
indOrsing the project. Owners OF
bonds of school districts affected have
expressed their willingness to CO.
operate with the settlers and the gov
eminent in establishing the proposed
experimental planting unit. So the
forest service again announces its will
lingness to receive proposals.
The $4,000 acres which has been
set as a minimum on which to start
will constitute a trifle less than so
per cent of the area which the forest
service is willing to buy in the tract.
This proposal includes $4,000 acres
and is expected to be followed soon by
others. When the total of acceptable
offers reaches $4,000 acres, the forest
service plans to begin work on ap-
praisals, the checking up of titles and
the final transfer of ownerships. This
work, Mr.. VALLEY expects will require
so much of the year 1880 that actual
planting will be delayed till 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09

the committee chosen to make an ex-
haustive study of the problem of un-
employment and to confer with other
groups in reference to same; conduct
public meetings and engage in such
other activities as may bring the
great problem of unemployment to the
attention Of the public and compel
public officials and employers to take
cognizance of their social obligation
to guarantee to every willing and
able worker either employment or
sustenance"
n. ID. Hail Plan Saves Money.
One Of the planks of the original
Nonpartisan League platform in North
Dakota was state hail insurance.
The 1919 legislature of North Da-
kota created a state hail insurance
scheme along the lines advocated in
are not compelled to insure their
crops against hail losses. All crops
are automatically insured in the
spring Of the year by the assessor
Each farmer is, however, supplied
with the necessary blanks on which
to notify the state auditor on or before
June Is of his intention to have his
crop withdrawn from insurance I'M
der the law
5. A Olsness, Nonpartisan Lacquer.
has been insurance commissioner of
North Dakota ever since the law went
into operation. He has managed af-
fairs in a most efficient manner.
which probably accounts for his re-
nomination and reelection at each
succeeding election with increased
majorities. In a recent report to the
press, Mr.. Olsness shows that during
the eleven years of operation of the
state hail insurance plan, the farm
ers of North Dakota have been saved
S33,390,311 as a result of the state
plan. In this time there have been
insured 91,107,159 acres of farm crops
and there have been paid 166,254
claims, aggregating S32.S49,O23," ac-
cording to Mr.. Olsness.
1t will be seen that the cost un-
der the state hail insurance plan is
little less than so per cent of the
rate charged by private insurance
companies. Commenting on this, Mr.
Olsness says:
Private companies must pay Is per-
cent commission to their agents, while
the state pays merely SIS per town.
ship for listing the same for insur-
ance. On an average, hail insurance
in private companies costs a little
more than ten per cent, while the
state plan of insurance costs slightly
less than per cent
1t is quite apparent that if the Non
partisan League had done nothing
more for North Dakota than to enact
the state hail insurance plan, this
alone would be enough to pay annu-
al dividends of more than 100 per cent
on the total investment the farmers
made in the Nonpartisan League.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
Adherence in Snakes.

The BAN family were spending sew
eral weeks at a farm for their sum-
mer vacation.
Neither the mother. father nor little
6-year-old Margaret had ever been in
the country before
Little Margaret was poking around
III the grass one afternoon when sud-
denly she shrieked out: -Oh. mum
my. here's a pretty little green snake
Well. be careful, dear" admonished
the fond city mother. 1t might be
just as dangerous as a ripe one.--
Everybody'S
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-09
Helm We One Another.

A traveller in the South returns with
the tale Of two signs he saw One
was on the only restaurant in a small
town and it said bodily Eat Here
Stranger Or We Both Starve--
The other was on a road along
soggy bayou II read: When This
Sign Is Under Water This Road Is
impossible -Fa.hfnder