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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
A WARNING

There appears to be an unusually
bad epidemic of poultry remedy agents
in Minnesota this fall, according to a
bulletin issued by the Agricultural
Extension Division of the University
of Minnesota. Wasted money and
grief are sure to result unless farmers
realize that the great majority of the
products offered are fakes, says that
bulletin. DR.. c. P. Fitch, chief in
veterinary medicine at University
Farm, recently said, "The poultry in
dustry suffers enormous losses from
parasites. but of these the human
parasites are the worst"
A warning is sent out for everyone
to beware of the agent who claims
that his product is recommended by
the Agricultural Extension Division of
the University of Minnesota, or by
any other department or staff men,
Der of the University. Neither the
University nor the Agricultural Ex-
tension Division has ever recon-
mended any poultry tonic.
While warning of poultry tonic
takers it might be appropriate here
to state that especially during these
times it is necessary for every one
to be sure of his step before he pur-
chases anything that is being offered
by house to house peddlers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
SALES TAX IDEA SHOULD
BE DROPPED

Andrew Mellon, secretary of the
Treasury, is advocating a sales tax
nationally. The proponents of this
form of taxation, which would be
passed on to the consumer, are those
who oppose the income tax which
they know will have to be paid more
according to earning capacity and
ability to pay. There was much talk
of state sales tax in 1880 but when
Governor Floyd B. Olson made his
public statement against that form
of taxation it killed the efforts to
put it over as those who wanted it
knew full we'll it would be impossible
to enact such law over the gov
errors veto. The governor performed
a good service for the people of the
state and saved the retailers from be-
coming tax collectors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
A NOBLE WOMAN

America has lost one of its nObleSt
women in the passing Tuesday of Mrs.
Belle Case LaFollette, widow of the
late Senator Robert M. LaFollette, and
mother of Governor Philip F. LaFol-
lette, Jr., of Wisconsin.
Mrs. LaFollette was the first woman
to graduate from the Wisconsin Uni
versity law school. She was COM
panion, adviser and true mate to her
husband who was one of Americas
paigning with him and working hand
in hand throughout his public career
of thirty years during which time he
served as congressman, governor, and
United States senator.
Mrs. LaFollette might have sue
ceeded her husband as United States
senator at the time of his death six
years ago but she stepped aside and
recommended her son, Robert, who
now holds that position. Mother of a
son who is governor and another son
in the United States senate, and both
positions having formerly been held
by her husband, is something unique
in the history of the country. When
their two first children were babies
and the senior LaFollette was a mem
Der of the lower house of congress
Mrs. LaFollette took the children
along to Washington and was her hus-
bands secretary. They had four chill
dren. Friends say that the family
was one of the closest-knit groups of
the kind, both in friendship and 10y
atty. Mrs. LaF'Ollette did much writ
ing for magazines and besides cam
paigning for her husband also cham
pioned the cause of woman suffrage.
A splendid student with fine hui
manitarian instincts and a sense of
public service, spirit prevailed in
this first woman of Wisconsin which
she and her husband inculcated into
the minds of their already we'll known
sons. Mrs. LaFollette stood by her
husband Loyalty at all times, when he
was at the height of his popularity
and during those trying years of war
hysteria when he became the subject
of prejudice because of false propa-
ganda circulated by INSCRIPTIONS
profiteers and groups of special privi-
lege that he was exposing. She re-
sented with all her power injustices
of any type and militarism, and ex-
emplified the type of women who have
proper sense of value and a genuine
sense of public service. 1t would
be better if more women in close con-
tact with those in high, public Offices
would interest themselves in those
phases of life in which Mrs. LaFol-
lette labored so arduously instead of
paying so much attention to social
feuds. 1t can truly be said of Mrs.
LaFollette that she labored to make
the world better place in which to
live and while she was everything
to her family she also had time to
help others and work for the updift
of humanity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20

ing the gullible, and you will have to
think quick to keep out of that class
when a stranger comes around with
his persuasive smile to hook you. 80.
Noticing large numbers of black
birds apparently feeding on some
thing in his dooryard a local resident
investigated and discovered that the
birds were eating grasshoppers. The
blackbird may not be as useless as
has been generally supposed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20

Mile Laos County Times: Another
scheme for separating the unwary
from their coin is reported being
worked on the gullible in this state.
Parties are circulating petition ask
ing that auto licenses be reduced. The
joker is in also asking you for the
small sum of Is cents to carry on the
work. The promoters pocket the coin.
The hard times have given birth to
all kinds of sharp schemes for work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20

to some solid thinking about the con-
ditions that now face us? What is
your remedy? What do you suggest?
You say that the thing for everyone
to do is to get to work. At what?
The trouble is that we have too much
production now. The advice get to
work" may be good in individual in
stances, but as general proposition
it furnishes no remedy.
/, You say that people should save
more and spend less. Again that may
be good advice in a limited way and
in individual instances, but it fur
nishes no remedy. Blind and un-
bridled selfishness has led us into a
serious situation, from which we, as
reasonable human beings, must work
out a solution based on justice and a
recognition of human rights.
Industry, Government Must Lead.
Again 1 suggest that it is up to
the leaders in industry and the leaders
in political circles to take the lead
in preventing a tragedy in the cold
winter days before US. If they fail
to lead, they will lose their crowns
as leaders.
What can the man walking the
streets do to save the situation?
Work? No. There is no work and he
cannot create work or a demand for
work. Save? No. He has nothing
to save, and if he did, he and every
one else would be better off if he
bought a, necessary pair of shoes.
What can the farmer do to change
or save the situation? Work more?
No. He has already produced too
much. Save? Nothing to save, but
of he had anything, he would be re-
quested to spend it in order to stim-
ulate trade. Diversity? From what
to what? Too many eggs now; too
many milk-producing cows-too much
of everything.
The only advice to the farmer is to
produce less of everything less
and loaf more. Not good advice when
there are many who would consume
his produce if they had work which
would enable them to be normal con-
sumers. If, after these men have been
put to work and have had their proper
needs satisfied, there is still sur
plus, it will then be time to talk to
the farmer about cutting down on his
produce. The building up of agricul-
ture-our great basic industry-is the
problem to be met. This has ceased
to be farm problem only. 1t is a
problem affecting us all. And, while
that is not the only thing to be ad-
justed, the lifting of the dark cloud
of unemployment through shorter
hours of labor is one of the things
that would help much.
In dealing with such troubles as
we have, let us be less selfish and let
us think more in terms of general
welfare. In the long run, this attitude
will pay better dividends than such
as flow from an attitude of greed that
is never satisfied. Instead of living
in days of trouble, we should now be
embarking upon the Golden Age of
all history. Famine and pestilence
are things of the past; abundance and
human well-being is the rule, and
nothing stands in the way of human
happiness and general welfare except
the stupidity and greed of man.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
MOVED TO WRITE

In this issue of the American ap-
pears an article under the title of
Back to the Farm" written by Einar
Hoidale, the well known Minneapolis
attorney who was a candidate on the
Democratic ticket a year ago for the
office of United States senator. The
article is we'll worth any ones time
to read and study and we recommend
it to our readers who are interested
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
THE GRAssHOPPER sCOURGE
(The Minneapolis Tribune)

(The Minneapolis Tribune)
Fifty years after the federal gov
eminent first set out to investigate
the habits of the grasshopper. that
voraciouss pest is still ravaging north
west farms and leaving whole coun-
ties denuded of their crops. From
Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and
many parts of Minnesota, come re-
ports of grasshopper damage such as
have not been heard in years, and
there is the same desperate story Of
man girding himself to do battle with
an insect pest which has few rivals
in the fury of its attack or in the
totality of its destruction.
There is something little ironical
in the thought that science, which
can transmit the photograph of a
grasshopper by wireless across the
Atlantic ocean, and which could prob
ably put grasshopper's heart beats
on short wave lengths and send them
scorching around the world in split
seconds, has not yet succeeded in
putting a definite end to the ravages
of this insect The farmer who sees
his fields stripped by the destroyer
today can hardly be blamed for won
dering whether the millions of dol
lars which have been poured into the
fight against this and other similar
pests have been we'll spent. To re-
assure him on this point one need
not remind him of the locust plaques
which once visited the ancient world,
and sometimes brought death to hum
dreds of thousands of human beings
and blotted out great herds of graz
ing animals. 1t would not be neces-
sary to go further back than the
grasshopper plaques of 1856 and 1874
which worked terrific havoc to agri-
culture in the United States, the lat
ter visitation lasting three years and
laying it's blight across the entire
region between the Mississippi and
the Rocky Mountains.
The truth is that science, the pres
ent scourge notwithstanding, has made
progress in it's war against the grass
hopper, just as it has made progress
in its war against the corn borer, the
boil weevil and other pests. Thanks
to the patient entomologist, the grass
hopper is no longer looked upon as a
ravager to be endured until some
fortuitous circumstance puts an end;
temporarily, to its depredations. The
fight, to be sure, is not yet entirely
won, but there can be little doubt
which way the fortunes of battle are
going. There is excellent reason to
believe, when the advances which
science has made in this particular
field are considered, that such ex-
tensive grasshopper plaques as fell
upon this country in the nineteenth
century will never again be dupli-
Gated. ....-.....
While "it might have been worse"
may be small comfort in the present
emergency, the fact remains that the
grasshopper is not the invincible and
all-conquering destroyer of old. The
northwest, presumably, can be CRATE
full for that even if it admits that the
scourge, in it's 1881 edition, is moth
ing to be very happy over.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20
Back TO The Farm,
By EINAR HOIDALE

Back to the Farm" has been
called sound advice in the past when
the cities have had more people than
they could use.
Not long ago, 500 of the people
lived upon farms, while 400 found
their homes in cities. This is now
changed to point where it is $3.50.
The outlook is that in spite of the
unemployment now affecting the
cities, the drift away from the farm
will continue, and before long we may
find the city population 500 instead
of 400 as was formerly the case. In
other words, the old order will be re-
versed. Plainly, as the situation now
is. neither city nor country calls for
an increase in population. The people
now on our farms produce more of
everything than the market absorbs,
and what is produced brings ruinous
prices. Why back to the farm?
And, on the other hand, why should
farm people go to the city only to join
the increasing numbers now out of
work? The answer is that our popu-
lation must live somewhere, and the
solution of the problem lies, it seems
to me, in a larger number of con-
sumers capable of purchasing what
they need and should have in order to
live decent and normal lives.
In order to bring this about, work
at fair wages must be provided, not
only for those in the city that are
now idle, but for many more who will
continue to flow in from country dis
tricts suffering from over-prOduction.
But where is the work to come
from? True, we would get some re-
lief from speeding up program of
public imprOvements-and l believe
this should be done-but such help as
may be obtained in that way would
fall short, and, when finished, would
leave us with the same problem on
our hands and with an increased bur-
den of taxes loaded upon our backs.
What is to be done?
A Shorter Work Day.
There are, of course, many slants
to a large question such as this, but
to me it seems that the main remedy
lies in the reduction of the hours of
labor = reduction sufficient to give
every person fair opportunity to
work for a living. Invention and
science have reduced the work to be
done by human hands. Today that
same process is going on. 1t will go
on tomorrow, and what will this all
lead to unless we see that work is
divided up so as to give all chance
to become self-sustaining consumers.
The work yardstick is constantly be-
ing shortened by improved machinery,
and there can be no solution except
such arrangement as will give all
workers an opportunity to have their
share of the work to be done. Some
years ago we worked n hours day;
we dropped to 10 hours, and then to 8
hours. In each instance shout of
protest went up. But where is the
man who will now say that we should
go back to longer hours? The reduc-
tion in hours of work is the natural
and necessary result of machine mass
production. Mass production calls for
mass consumption, and mass consump-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-08-20

Heard at the mems club: Say,
old fellow, l never mentioned it be-
fore, but l would have married the
woman who is now your wife if it
hadn't been for you.' well, all l
can say is that you owe me a debt of
gratitude that you can never repay"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
Asst. Bank Cashier Wounded
in Daring Holdup at Me-
nominee, Wis, Oct. 20.

James Kraft, cashier Of the Kraft
State Bank, of Menominee, Wis,
who was kidnapped and murdered
by gang Of desperadoes, who had
robbed the bank on Tuesday Oct
10th, was a relative of DIR. II. 3.
Henneman, of this city. The faith
er of the young man, president of
the bank, is cousin of DR.. Hen
neman.
William r. Kraft, brother of the
slain man, and assistant cashier of
the bank, was shot through the
shoulder during the holdup.
The robbery occurred at nine
o'clock that morning, when four
gunner drove up to the bank.
Three of them entered and releaved
the vault of $1,000.
While inside the bank, the three
emphasized their commands with
revolver shots. A crowd gathered
outside the bank. One of the ban
dts produced a sub-machinegun
from under his coat and ordered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
Murdered Bank Cashier
Relative of Local Resident

the crowd to stand away from the
auto and bank.
Apparently expecting to find
more money, the bandits daringly
turned to William r. Kraft and
demanded more" Kraft told them
that they had obtained all the
money in the bank. One Of the
bandits screamed "liar" at Kraft
and then shot him through the
shoulder as he lay on the floor.
The other two bandits each seized
one of the victims and pushed
them out Of the bank as shields.
One of the two seized was James
Kraft. The other was Mrs. A. w.
Schafer, a bank clerk. Kraft was
forced to climb inside the auto and
the bandits fed.
Vernon Townsend, an armed
guard who was stationed in the
bank to prevent holdups, watched
the whole robbery from his posi-
ton in little coop above the cages
but he was under strict orders from
bank officials not to shoot inside
the bank in case of robbery.
One of the bandits was killed and
it is thought that William. Kraft
was murdered IN revenge. Both
bodies were found along the road
side, where they had been thrown
from the bandit car.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
Farmer Lad
Injured by
Gun Charge
Alphonse Proell Stands Load
ed Fire Arm Beside Neigh
boris Tractor -
LEFT ARM BADLY HURT
Muscle and Flesh Torn to the
Bone-Complete Recovery
Probable

Aphonse Proell, the 1S-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Proell re.
siding four miles southeast of Sank
Centre, met with a distressing and
painful accident about LOO O'Clock
Sunday afternoon when a shotgun
was accidentally discharged, the
load striking him in his left arm
just above the elbow, literally tear.
ing all flesh and muscle from the
arm.
Alphonse was in the act of re-
turning gun he had borrowed and
stopped at the Osendorf farm
neighbors, for a visit with his
trends before completing his jour-
ney. He climbed upon a tractor af-
ter placing the gun on the ground
and leaning against the machine
Alphonse was fussing with the
steering apparatus when the gun
fell to the ground striking in such
a manner that it was discharged
with the results above noted.
The parents were notified and the
injured young man was fastened
to the Meyer Hospital at Melrose
where he was given immediate at
tention. 1t was first thought that
the bone of the arm was injured.
This has been thoroughly scraped
and scruitinized with the verdict
that the bone was not damaged.
Alphonse is being given every at
tention. The physicians state that
the crisis has been passed and he
will recover. They hold out the
hope to the parents that in the
course Of time the injured member
will be practically as good as ever.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
Robert Plantnjared
At Blue Valley Plant
Struck on Back BY Large Revolt
wing Churn Thursday After
noon of Last Week.

Thursday afternoon Of last weel
between 500 and 900 o'clock Rob
ert Plant was at the local plant OF
the Blue Valley Creamery Com
pany. inspecting some work he wal
to do for the corporation.
He was either bending over OF
sitting near and under one of the
large churns talking with an EN-.
ployee when another employee, not
knowing Mr.. Plant was there
turned on the electric power. A
projection on the churn struck Mr.,
Pant on the back at the waist
tearing his clothes to the skin and
badly decorating and bruising his
back.
Mr.. Plant has since been con.
fined to his home and probably will
be for two weeks more.
There have been many reports
about town as to the manner in
which Mr.. Plant was injured;
some even going as far as to state
that he was electrocuted.
Mrs. Plant, in talking with the
Herald editor Wednesday after.
noon, stated that there was nc
blame attached to any employee OF
the Blue Valley plant; that her
husbands injury was purely the
result Of an accident. She stated
that since the accident the Blue
Valley people had been wonderful to
them and had done everything in
their power TO make Mr.. Plant
comfortable and rontented.
How Bob escaped instant death
is one of those miracles that can
not be explained.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
Tragic Death
Of A. Sieben.
81, Farmer
Accidentally Killed by Broth
er-in-Law While Hunting
Pheasants, Oct. 81
WAS BURIED SATURDAY
Deceased Well Known in Sank
Centre-Wife and Three
4 Daughters Bereaved

A hunting accident which hap
pened just over the Kandiyohi
county line near Regal, Stearns
county Wednesday afternoon OF
last week resulted in the death of
Anthony Sieben, son of the late
Jacob Sieben, of this city.
The young man had been hunting
with his brother-in-law and neigh
Dor, Mike Haider. They were hunt
ing on the farm of Lorenz Haider,
near Regal.
It is understood the men had fin
ished their hunting, but did not
have their limit of birds. Just as
they were about to start their car
covey of birds few up nearby. In
his haste Mr.. Sieben stumbled and
fell coming in range of the gun of
his brother-in-law just as he fired
The shot entered the head of Mr.
Sieben just back of his left ear, cut
ting a hole through the neck of the
unfortunate man. He lost a large
amount of blood before medical aid
could reach him. He passed away
at Hoo P. M, Wednesday night. He
was conscious only for about three
minutes after he was shot.
Anthony Sieben was born on the
farm which he occupied at the time
of his death. He was 81 years OF
age. Eight years ago he was unit.
ed in marriage to Miss Katherine
Verkennis. The ceremony was per.
formed at St. Peter and Paurs
church at Elrosa. Mrs. Sieben and
three daughters, and years old
and a baby four months old sur
vive. There are nine living broth
ers and sisters, as follows: Henry
Roman, Norbert and Mrs. Nick
Kuefler, of Chicago, ILL.,, Chas., OF
Grafton N. D., Rev. Edwin Sieben
o. s. B., of GAINESVILLE, Alois, OF
Melrose, Mrs. Math Worms. of New
Munich and Mrs. Math Ley, Of Ell
rosa.
The deceased was splendid type
citizen and numbered his friends by
his acquaintances. He was wei
known in Sank Centre and com
munity. The funeral was hello
from st. Peter and Paul's church
Elrosa, Saturday morning at $3.50
It was one Of the largest ever hello
in the Elrosa church. Ninety-twe
automobiles made up the funera
cortege to the grave.
The bereaved widow and children
have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community in their great
bereavement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-10-29
yI.OO Wheat Market
VII Close Sat. Night
Herald Offer VIII Positively Be
Withdrawn at 600 p. M
Better Hurry

For two weeks the Herald
has been advertising it would
accept two bushels of No. 1
wheat or six dozen of No. 1 or
Hennery eggs in full payment
for a years subscription to this
newspaper.
This proposition has met with
a gratifying response. In the
very nature of things the pro-
position cannot be continued
indefinitely.
It was advertised that the
zero hour at which wheat or
eggs would be received on this
plan would be Saturday, Oct.
81, at 500 p. M.
This rule will be strictly adj
hered to. If you desire to re-
ceive $100 per bushel for your
No. 1 wheat there is only a
short time remaining to get
under the wire.