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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
SOME SPORT EXPENSE ABOLISHED

High school students all over the
United States will possibly be disap-
pointed to hear that the annual ma
tional basketball tournament held at
Chicago and originated by the Uni
versity of Chicago, has been discon-
tinued although a great majority OF
them never were permitted to see
their favorite team take part in it.
The event was first started in 1917
and has run continuously each year
since, with the exception of 1918 and
1919. 1t was looked upon as grand
and glorious termination to sue
cessful campaign on the basketball
court for those taking part. 1t Of
fered them the privilege of being CEN
tered in the focus of the sport world
for that brief instant which privilege
would not have been theirs if not for
the tourney where champions from al
most every state in the union were
invited and assembled.
However on the other hand it had
it's less glittering aspects too. 1t Of
fered the problem to many small COM
munities that sometimes were privi-
legged to boast of a state champion
ship team of raising the money to
send that team to take part. This
problem was by no means small and
could by no means be brushed aside
as something to be dreamed of but
not to be realized. 1t frequently
caused a hardship on public spirited
citizens and the community as a
whole to raise expense funds. having
been urged by that deep rooted sport
ing instinct and a desire to push for
ward to glittering limelight their he
roes, which has been in the makeup
of all humans since time began.
1t was a great thing for the few
young men that were afforded the
chance to take part in it each year
but it had it's difficulties also and its
passing may be better for all con-
cerned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

school journalists at Rochester, given
in the regional news" of this issue.
may be the first outside recognition
of three young folks who are to be-
come leaders in the realm of journal
ism in years to come. 1t is evident
that they have some ability. that they
have had good tutelage, and that they
have worked hard to accomplish an
ideal-and, of all of these, the great
est influence for their success has
been their hard work. There are
plenty of brains in the world-there
can be picked up on the street of
most any city, men whose mentality
exceeds that of the average profess
sional man of the region, but they
failed to persevere.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
FINEST AMERICANISM SET FORTH

M. B. Hurley, our popular county
attorney, addressed a radio audience
over WCCO Friday, Dec. 5, and we are
pleased to present same to our read
ers in another column of this issue.
Mr.. Hurley has made exhaustive study
of the subject of Americanism which
was the substance of his speech, and
has performed considerable services
in this particular field of the Amer
lean Legion organization. His sub
ject matter and presentation implies
the finest spirit of Americanism with
none of the intolerance which many
too often attempt to associate with
this phase of our life. This vein
of his talk is alone credit to Mr.
Hurley, Pine county, and the Legion
organization.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
OPEN LETTER TO THE PINE
COUNTY BOARD
Honorable Sirs:

Honorable Sirs:
Inasmuch as the people in Pine
county are suffering as bitterly from
the business and agricultural depres-
sion as those in other parts of the
United States, l present to you one
method of alienation of the general
despair, and which l trust you will
carefully consider at your January
meeting.
You will remember that during the
high prices of general commodities
due to the war, some years ago, all
salaries of public officials in Pine
county were raised to point hitherto
unknown. 1t was all right at that
time 1t was needed. But now that
prices have fallen to below pre-war
times and all living expense has come
down it seems only fitting that sal
aries be again dropped to the pre-
vailing salaries of men that are doing
Germs.
For instance, is any clerk in any
Pine county business firm receiving a
salary of $4,000 per year with ex-
penses on the side, and the privilege
of placing his relatives in as assist
ants at more than the current run OF
clerk hire? In the last years finan-
cial report of Pine county we saw the
names of several Pine county officials
whose offices drew a total of some
thing over $4,000 each in salaries
from Pine county funds.
These salaries are too high fol
these particular times. Many fam.
lilies are living on an average income
of less than $50 a month, and very
few of our best paiH business mer
receive more than $3.50 per month.
That would be the first step in this
economy program, viz: Cut all sal
aries at least one-third.
The second step would be to do the
same with the printing allowance
During the war the legal rates O
printing were raised from IS cents
per 100 words to $1.05 per 100 words
for first insertion. Such a figure wa
too high even at that time. The of
rate of rs cents gave a profit of a
least 500 per cent. Now that the wa
is over why not drop back to the oil
rate. 1t will take the legislature t
make it compulsory, but the commits
sioners can refuse to pay more.
The third step will be to cut dow
all unnecessary expenditure and bud
get the cOunty's finances so that ever
department will come in for Topping
off
Every taxpayer can do his bit b.
cutting this letter out of his paper
signing his name to it and sending i
to the county commissioners befor
the January meeting.
w. r. NEWMAN.
Hinckley, Mimi, Dec. Z.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

st. Peter Herald: The more we see
of the present depression, the more
we feel that it is wholesome chas-
tisement of those who have enjoyed
too easy prosperity. America has
been living far above the means of
the world at large-and continually
grumbling because it is not better.
Today the pinch of poverty has caused
many to look upon life in an entirely
different color and to realize that it
is real and earnest" We will emerge
from the present stringency more
satisfied and with more faith in our
country when it is all over, and with
spirit more typical of our pioneers
who endured hardships undreamed of
today for pleasures and comforts far
more meager than the most humble
and lowly of our citizens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

Waseca Herald: One of the impor-
tant measures to come before the next
legislature will be a bill to provide
work for men sentenced to county
jails for more than thirty days. The
county attorneys of the state have
outlined plan whereby a work
house" would be built in each con-
gressional district to keep such pris-
oners. They would then be put to
work on highway construction under
guards. 1t is high time that some
plan along this line should be car
ried out. The present plan of con-
filming law-breaking buns in county
jails in idleness and feeding them at
the taxpayers expense is more or less
of farce.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

Belle PLANE Herald (Republican):
After six vigorous efforts to capture
the governorship of Minnesota, the
Farmer-Labor party finally succeeded.
1t not only elected Floyd Olson, but
also put across its candidate for lieu
tenant governor, Henry Arens. We
used to be told dire things would hap
pen to the state if any but one bear
ing an old-party label held state Of
flee. Now we will discover that one
can hold office just as capably with
out regard to party label.
The American Is but $3.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
MINNESOTA GOING CHINESE:
minneapolis Starr

One of the principal obstacles to
the establishment of efficient and
stable government in China is the
widespread practice of nepotism in
that country.
Excessive emphasis on the family
is also a potent cause of Chinas po-
litical weakness" says the EncyclO-
pedia Britannica. "Nepotism in fact
has been described as a religious duty
in China, an obligation to use public
office for the benefit of the family
group as the supreme object of 10y
atty"
The practice of nepotism in the
Minnesota legislature is giving the
government of this state an oriental
aspect.
The Star fully realizes the difficult
ties involved in trying to upset the
custom by which many members OF
the legislature provide members of
their families and other relatives with
jobs at the capital for the winter but
it has faith that vigorous publicity
will retard this imported system of
lawful graft.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
FKUM The ECONUWIC DAhN AUElS
''Silent Cal" Opposes the Shorter Work
Week and Reveals An Abys-
NAL Ignorance of Worlds
EMPLOYMENT Problem.
Labor, Washington, D. c.

Labor, Washington, D. CO.
Calvin Coolidge recently made a
statement which, because the author
is an eX-President of the United States
and has access to the front pages of
a score of newspapers, should not be
left unanswered. After repeating the
truism that men are really paid their
wages in goods and services, he said:
wages come out of production.
The employer cannot get them
permanently out of any other.
source. Wages are raised or low
cred with production.
Suppose all of us worked to
build and maintain our own house
and each room represented one
days work each week. A siX-day
week supplies a six-room house,
and five days supply five rooms.
IF everybody Immediately went
on a five-day week with no de-
crease in the weekly money wage,
everybody would soon find the pay
for week would give only five
rooms. The cost of the goods and
services to produce the rooms
would increase as much as the
work decreased. A national five
day week, with or without reduc-
ton of pay, would leave everybody
practically with five rooms in
stead of six"
Mr.. Coolidge seems to labor under
the delusion that the worker gets
all the rooms he builds. The facts
are quite otherwise In actual prac-
tice, to use Mr.. Coolidge's own figure
of speech, the worker builds ten
room houses and lives in three-room
flats.
He would like larger quarters, but
he cannot pay for them with the
wages he receives.
Unemployment, with all infinite dis
tress, comes because workers have
produced more than they are allowed
to consume.
People are hungry in this country
today because they have raised tot
much food, homeless because the!
have built too many houses. half-bare
foot because they have made too man!
shoes. They would use these products
if they could; but their wages do no
permit.
One wonders if Mr.. Coolidge is al
benighted as his article indicates. |
seems incredible that one who VOL
his way to the presidency is so in
capable of understanding an economic
problem.
But Mr.. Coolidge gets three dollar
word for preaching the creed of tn
economic dark ages. If he were log
ical, he would demand the restoration
of the seven-day week and the 12-hou
day on the theory that such a NOV
would improve times, cure unemploy
ment. and give the worker NOR
rooms" to live in. But even the re
actionism of Mr.. Coolidge seems t
stop short of that folly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
CHRISTIANITY HAS
NEVER BEEN TRIED
(By Denton E. Cleveland in The Mile
Laos Messenger)

(By Denton E. Cleveland in The Mile
Laos Messenger)
A question often asked Of Late, is
Christianity failing?"
MY answer is this: "As yet Chris
tianity has never been tried to its
fullest extent" Churchanity has
failed and that is why the world is
pointing its finger of scOrn at the
nominal church today and saying
"You are not meeting the demand
that is placed upon yout" And I am
wondering if we are.
No one loves the church better than
the writer; but am not blind to her
weakness, and it is for the church
and for her great awakening that l
am concerned-that she may arise
and shake off the chains that bind her
to go forth as the mighty giant she
is, to do the great task for which she
is called.
What the people of today need is
not more preaching. although that is
a need, but practical application of
the teachings of the Master, by those
who profess to be his followers. AL
though we have the record of many
wonderful things that the Master said
as He taught the people, yet we have
record that far more was done by the
service He rendered to the people OF
His time And today we believe that
as we preach and teach the church
must back this up with an untiring.
loving service.
1t was the Master who taught US
that the greatest way to overcome the
evil in our community, home or life
was to substitute good in its place.
This to me seems to be the one big
| task of the church today.
First to preach the unsearchable
riches of the Master and to make pos
sible good things to take the place
of evil.
l have little patience with any or
CARNATIONS which are constantly con-
demning our young people of today for
the way they spend their time in
amusements and yet keep their build
ings closed six and one-half days a
week and never try to give them such
wholesome entertainment as will at
tract them.
Unless we, as Christians, are willing
to supplant what we feel is evil with
good, what right have we to hOller-
indeed will it be heard?
We are social beings and our young
people of today are no different than
we were when we were young.
We are, however, living in a much
faster age today-and it behOOves the
, church to step up in line. We have
the same blessed Christ to uphold
and we should hold Him in such a
way as to challenge the youth of to-
day-for the Christ of today will draw
youth unto Himself if we but uphold
Him and His visible body on earth
and do the work that He would do il
He were upon earth in person.
Overcome evil with good. This old
world could be won to Christ in a
, generation if all His followers were
to put into practice the teachings of
Christ as well as to preach Him to
the world. Again l say Christianity
has never been tried and therefore
has not failed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writir's opin-
ions conform with those Of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11
A TRIBUTE

Henry Van Dyke: knowledge may
be gained from books; but the love
of knowledge is transmitted only by
personal contact. No one has deserved
better of the Republic than the I'm
known Teacher.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

a lot of pussyfooters who write bed
time stories at so much per word and
who are sure that everything will
come out all right in the end just so
we are all good children and bide our
time, and so on, and so on.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

Saltwater Post-Messenger: The bust
ness concern that advertises little,
usually comes out about like sales
man who is scarcely able to talk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

There is a reason for so many Want
Ads in the American. They are read
by several thousand and take effect.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-12-11

Cambridge News: The winnings of
three students of the Milaca high
school at the state meetings of high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
which is q screen

ond week at Loew's Columbia. It
has an exceptional cast, which includes
Chester Morris, Wallace Berry, Robert
Montgomery, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone
and George F. Marion.
Kent, a weak type, is sent to prison
for killing a man while driving under
the influence of liquor. He is placed in
a cell with Butch, a murderer, and
Morgan, a forger. Kent, unable to
stand the pressure Of prison life, be-
comes spy. When Morgan has an OPP
portunity of being paroled Kent plants
knife in his bunk and Morgan is sent
into solitary confinement as punish
ment. Morgan escapes and goes to the
book store operated by Kent's sister.
In time they come to love each other
But the police on Morgan's track stop
the romance when they recapture him.
Back in prison Butch plans q Jail break
and when Morgan returns tries to per-
suade him to join it. Morgan refuses
Kent, who has been taken in, reports
all he knows to the warden and on
Thanksgiving day at the hour of noon
the prisoners who try to escape are met
with machine gun fire. In one of the
most exciting scenes the U. S. Army
tanks arrive and batter down the con-
Wet stronghold. Order is established
and Morgan is pardoned for his efforts.
Laurel and Hardy appear as wander
ing musicians in the M-G-M comedy,
Below Zero" and the Hearst Metro
tone News. short subjects and the Co.
lumbia Orchestra complete the program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
What's Happening.

ON the eve of her departure for Cali
fornia. Ginger Rogers found time
to star in a one-reel personality
sketch" entitled "Office Blues" filmed
at the Paramount New York studio.
Johnny Weismuller and Stubby
Kruger, Americas swimming stars, are
to be featured in q Paramount novelty
one-reeler.
Herman Mankiewicz, Sid Silvers and
Paul Gangelin, veteran scenario writer's
arrived in New York this week from
Hollywood to join the group of Broad
way dramatists and staff writer's at the
New York studio.
James Wilkinson, for three years
chief film editor at the Paramount
studios in Hollywood, has been given q
new long-term contract.
Wilkinson was for seven years a pro-
duction supervisor at the F. B. o.
studios.
A $4,000 stock of jewelry has just
been added to the property stores OF
the Paramount studios in Hollywood
The addition Is but temporary, for the
costly assortment of gold, silver and
precious gems has been rented-not
purchased, from various Los Angeles
wholesale houses to stock q jewelry
store for William PowellS new picture
For the Defense" which Is now In
production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Tabbing the Times.

the stumbling stones of the cinema
world. Obviously, what occurred was
this: A prison picture was contemplated,
and after clipping front-page news for
atmospheric background. story to knit
the whole together was found necessary.
To their most capable scenariSt. Francis
Marion, lady Of unqueStioned ability
in her field. was confided the task of
conjuring up a story. She did this
remembering from her experiences of
the past that there must be such a
thing as hero and heroine. Follow
ing this. MeSSrs. Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
inveigled Martin Flavin, author of The
Criminal Code" to do a little of the
dialogue here and there. And the result
was, or rather is, that because Mr..
Flavin knows his prisons thoroughly the
dialogue is often very effective, espe-
cially Wallace Beery's lines, and because
Miss Marion obviously knows little about
love among prisoners" the story is
pretty awful.
Hence, although the prison scenes are
highly credible and the background and
general atmospheric pressure are eXcep-
tionally good. these are really spoiled
by the proverbial theory of the screen
that everything must have its milk and
honey, and that the grand emotion,
love, is as necessary to a screen story as
horse is to a buggy
Thus may even the most faithful
adaptation of a current event be shamed
by the Interpolation of extraneous ma
terial. AS soon as Hollywood learns
that truth is stranger than fiction, that
gargoyles are not essential to an office
building and that consistency should be
the spice of cinema life, no doubt bigger
and better tallxies will be the result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Sports and the Movies.

"SPORTS have played an important
part in the progress Of the motion
picture industry since its infancy" says
Jesse L. Lasky, first vice president OF
Paramount.
Lasky backs his statement with his
torical proof, pointing out the follow
ing sports high lights in the history
Of motion pictures.
Among the first subjects of Edison's
Microscopes, or peep-holes, were
athletic events.
THE flrst exclusive star contract for
film work was signed by q sports figure
for sports subject.
THE first picture ever screened from
protector was of q sports event.
THE first attempt at q scenario was
for a sports subject.
THE first feature-length picture was
built around sports.
Because the success of motion pic
lures lay in recording movement, many
OF the first subjects photographed for
Edison's kaleidoscope were of Eugene
Sandow, strong man; some trained
jumping dogs, Buffalo Bill in action,
craftsmanship by Annie Oakley. famed
as Little Sure-Shot, and Nine. Ber-
tholdL contortionist," Lasky explains.
THE first fight film ever photographed
was bout of 10 short rounds between
Michael Leonard and Jack Cushing. It
was made in July, 1894. Six rounds
were recorded and nearly thousand
feet of film made. It was by far the
biggest venture then in motion pictures
1T is noteworthy that through this
sports film a new scope was given these
early peep-holes. Grey and Otway
Latham and Enoch Rector, who staged
the fight film, conducted experiments
which enlarged the camera maximum
from so to $50 feet Of film to accommo-
date round.
This technical feat made pugilisn
the major influence Of motion picture
technical evolution for the entire frs
decade.
THE Leonardo Gushing film encour.
| aged the promoters to seek bigger name.
and they signed James Corbett to figh
Pete Courtney. Corbett's contract reac
that he would not be photographed fol
any other kaleidoscope, and this made i
the first exclusive film contract
so that the match would exactly Al
into six machines, the event was pre-
arranged to conclude with a knockout
delivered by Corbett. This was thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
Continued From First Page.)

ager Hardie Meakin as "the perfect
combination of the talking picture and
the action picture"
In Rough Romance" which was
taken in the North Woods among the
tall timbers and snow, O'Brien has the
role of a lumberjack, who falls in love
with lonesome miss, played by Helen
Chandler, whose father is the store
keeper, The trials and vicissitudeS of
these two before happiness comes to
them carry them through a series Of
episodes that bristle with action. The
cast also includes Antonio Moreno and
Noel Francis. A. F. Erickson directed
the picture.
The Fox stage presentation offers
Fanchon 81 Marcos international"
idea, which, in its run of 40-odd min
utes, takes the audience on a rapid
journey around the world, to the &C
compartment of music, laughter and
song and is presented by a talented
group which includes Markell and Faun,
Jimmy Lyons, FREDERICK Flores, the
Osaka Boys, Joe Rose and the Sunkist
Beauties. with Sam Jack Kaufman as
master of ceremonies.
Leon BruSiloff and the Fox Orchestra
pay tribute TO our national independ-
ence with a specially arranged patri-
otto overture. Morton F1oodas at the
organ and the Fox Movietone News
with its views in sound of world events,
complete the entertainment bill.
COLUMBIA-"The Big House"
"THE Big House" Metro-G Goodwin
Mayors spectacular production
picturing prison riots, continues its sec