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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
THERE IS A DEMAND

Qualities such as are Incorporated
in the following paragraphs are al
ways in demand. They are qualities
which bespeak success for the one
qualifying for the worlds demand for:
A man for hard work and rapid pro-
motion; a man who can find things to
be done without the help of a manager
and three assistants.
A man who gets to work ON time in
the morning and does not imperil the
lives of others in an attempt to be
the first out of the office at night.
A man who is neat in appearance
and does not sulk over an hours over
time in emergencies.
A man who listens carefully when
he is spoken to and asks only enough
questions to insure the accurate car
rying out of instructions.
A man who moves quickly and
makes as little noise as possible about
it.
A man who looks you straight in
the eye and tells the truth every time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

weekly letter, also his articles on the
income tax are good and to the point.
If you will watch his vote on the
various bills, you will agree that he
is living up to his prediction prom
ises, while some Legislators are not
doing so much for the common people.
Progressives of the county should
watch the votes of their legislative
members. There will be another cleo
ton in 1882, then you will know who
has represented you and who has not.
Respectfully,
MELVIN ANDERSON.
Brook Park, Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
GOOD WORK

A recent bulletin from the highway
department told of the methods used
to insure the motorists of this state
the best in roads.
In paving for instance one or more
samples are taken from each car of
cement and given a series of tests
before the cement goes into the mixer.
The crushed rock, gravel, sand re-
inforcing steel and expansion joints
are all tested. When the concrete is
poured, blocks and cylinders are cast
and cured the same as the pavement
These are tested from day to day
and the pavement is not opened until
the samples show the requisite
strength. AS a final check cores are
cut from the finished pavement and
tested for strength and thickness.
Just as rigid tests are conducted in
the construction of bituminous roads,
bridge steel, concrete and metal cul-
verts, calcium chloride, snow fence,
guard rail cable, posts and paint.
All the above tests go to show that
what roads are built, are built right
and with the maximum lasting quail
tiles. Science is making rapid strides
toward the betterment of conditions
for the rapidly progressing world and
highway building which has to bear,
perhaps, heavier burden for this
progress than any other single ele-
ment is not being neglected when it
comes to research in construction.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
Helps Organize Creamery,

WI hou W Hahe IdTHllnS CONDITIONS
better.
Helps Organize Creamery.
When the forests were depleted, the
land cleared and the stumps pulled,
dairying became the chief industry.
With the expansion of dairying it be-
came evident that local creamery
would be permanent benefit for the
farmer. Mr.. Christensen, along with
some other enterprising farmers, ap-
preciated this necessity and took the
lead in the organization of the Den
ham Farmers Cooperative Creamery.
That was a big step in the advance
ment of farming in the Birch Creek
neighborhOod as it created an addi-
tional inducement to engage in dairy
ing. Mr.. Christensen has been ar
officer in the creamery since its or
ganization.
Another chapter in the history of
the development of community enter
prise was written in the organization
of the Denham Rural Telephone COM
pany. Mr.. Christensen was one of the
leaders in the organization of that
company. That company maintains
an exchange at Denham and has sew
eral circuits which forms a network
covering the community.
A Fine Family.
Mr. and Mrs. Christensen have five
boys and one girl. Walter, the Oldest
boy, is employed by the Western Elec-
trio company at Minneapolis. He
completed an electrical course at the
Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis.
Henry, Carl, William, Harry and
Ethel are at home on the farm. Will
liam and Carl attended the University
Farm school during the past two Sc
mesters, William studying general
farming and Carl taking up a course
in buttermaking.
Mr.. Christensen has fine farm
with modern buildings and equipment
and it is with a great deal of salts
faction that friends of Mr.. Christen-
sen and the Askov American learn Of
his recognition by the Duluth Cham
Der of Commerce.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

A man who does not pity himself
for having to work.
A man who is cheerful, courteous
to everyone and determined to make
good.
This man is wanted everywhere.
Age or lack of experience do not
count. There isn't any limit except
his own ambition, to the number or
size of jobs he can get. He is wanted
in every big business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
END OF THE ROPE
(St Dar,1 Diopoar PraSSl


The Federal Farm Board has re-
stated it's policy toward the funda-
mental problem of agricultural prices.
AS it happens, the board is specifical-
ly concerned with wheat, but what it
has to say would apply equally to all
the chief cash staples. The doctrine
so stated sums up one point of view
towards farm relief, the one that
triumphed in the enactment of the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929
on basis of which the board is oper-
ating. This is the proposition that if
American farmers continue to raise
surplus of wheat for export into
foreign trade they must accept world
prices.
1t is evident that this doctrine is
and Congress have placed certain
limitations on the relief activity of
the government. The Board is re-
citing no positive economic law; it is
only describing a situation that exists
under man-made law. Congress has
enacted a form of farm relief which
the Board interprets to mean that a
farmer must do one of two things:
either he must abandon his foreign
markets and produce only for home
consumption; or he must prepare to
accept low prices for all his crop.
Under the economic policies prevail
ing in America there is no more reason
why the farmer should give up his ex-
port trade than there is for the manu-
facturer to do so, and no more reason
why agriculture should be on a free
trade basis than there is for other
industry.
1t lies within the power of Congress
to say whether the farmer must ac-
cept the two alternatives offered by
the Board. The logical conclusion
of the policy being now followed is
that American agriculture must quit
raising about 20 per cent of the pres
ent output of wheat, about half of it's
cotton, about 40 per cent of it's to-
bacco and substantial amounts of live
stock products. This is not a prac-
tical program, at least for immediate
realization, as the slow progress of
the Farm Boards crop reduction cam
paign proves.
The principle behind the twice We
toed McNary-Haugen plan was to af-
ford tariff protection to all branches
of agriculture without requiring any
such catalysmic change in agriculture
as the crop abandonment program
proposes. 1t is easy for a few men
in Washington or New York to say
that agriculture must cut down it's
business establishment by about two
fifths, or discover new crops for do
nestle use. But whether such coun-
sells are craftsmanship may be seri-
ously doubted.
1t was the merit of Mc-Nary-Hau-
genism that what was to be attempted
was the relief of agriculture as it ac-
tually is, not as it might be at some
distant and possibly unattafnable fu-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
Of public interest are welcome.
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.)
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Minnesota Legislature
Continued from Page II

time to Representative Geo. w. Roden-
berg of st. Paul, during which time
he spoke on the floor against the bond
issue. Mr.. Swenson said that we are
too eager to spend money, and there
is possible danger of this bond issue
having to be paid out of real estate
taxes and thus become direct bur-
den on the state. The popular speaker
went on to say that he is for the spend
ing of money for the purpose of needed
improvements but that this is not
absolutely necessity and halt must
be made in expenditures. Mr.. Sven
son, who is Nicollet county farmer,
said that at the time of the issuance
of the county reimbursement bonds.
it was said that no further bonds
would be needed, but here they are
again, asking for more road bonds.
While there could be many bond
issues much worse than the highway
bond issue, the writer, however, voted
against it, feeling that we can not
spend considerable money one place
but that we will have less to spend
other places, and that if we continue
to mortgage future receipts from auto
mobile licenses and gasoline taxes,
there will be little chance of lower
ing the license taxes. With five and
three-quarter millions of dollars from
the federal government, gas tax and
license money, and the additional
money from this bond issue, there
should be great improvements made
on the trunk roads of the state the
next two years, and it is hoped that
it will benefit the unemployment situ-
alton considerably. Several of the
legislators pleaded in behalf of the
unemployed to muster votes for the
bond issue.
Truck Regulating.
The truck regulating bill held forth
in the House most of Wednesday aft
ernoon and a part of Thursday after
noon, being discussed thoroughly.
Representative Ray ]. Quinlivan of
st. Cloud, did the most extensive
speaking for the bill, and handled the
subject in an able manner.
During the course of the debate, it
was brought out that the railroads
are the essential carriers in the coun-
try; and that it would be practically
impossible to get along without them.
Freight rates are established by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
railroads are regulated by commits
sions in the various states. Repre-
sentative R. r. Davis of Wilkin county,
stated that 1--WE will have government
ownership of railroads in Is years,
if we continue as now" He added
also, that the public highways were
not built primarily for commercial
trucking purposes.
An amendment to the bill which
will keep railroads out of the truck
business was presented by Representa-
tive Starkey and this amendment pre-
vailed. Representatives Hastings of
Lake, and Wahlstrand of Kandiyohi,
both co-authors of the bill, stated that
eff all of the sponsors of the bill were
sincere, they would accept the amend
ment to keep the railroads out of the
truck business. The final vote on the
bill was 80 for and 3S against. This
bill had previously passed the Senate
and will now be returned there for
them to concur in the amendments.
Mr.. Quinlivan was given good support
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
SINK HOLES

Editor ASkOV american.
A few years ago the State Highway
department made several changes on
Highway No. 1 just before they COM
menced to put in the paving.
One of the changes was at Mission
Creek a short distance south of
Hinckley, where the highway en-
gineers had already built master
piece of a concrete bridge work over
the Northern Pacific track including
the approaches to it.
1t was decided by the department
to locate the highway farther west
and one of those super-beings known
as highway engineers with an army
of assistants arrived on the scene to
do the work of surveying and locating.
In the course of his work he came
in contact with a farmer near by and
wanted to know if the large swamp
to the south was not bad sink
hole" In answer the farmer is re-
ported to have said ''yes-but not as
bad as the sink hole at the Capitol"
Generally speaking, in a figurative
way-I think he said a great big
mouthful.
1t is big (fnanciaD sink hole and
extending out all over the state, in
each county we might imagine there
is one central sink hole with a lot
of smaller ones scattered around over
each county.
For example have in mind small
town of about ITS people which in
cluded a banker, merchants, and some
other businesses and the usual num-
Der of good boosters. They decided
it would be great advertisement
for this town to get high school.
The banker with others took the lead
and in due course of time talked the
farmers into joining them for several
miles around the town because their
children could get first class high
school education with little or no ex-
pense to them.
Everything went along lovely and
a big bond issue was put over strong,
which of course covered every foot of
soil like big white blanket of snow,
except the cemetery.
The banker, being financier, looked
after the bond issue, and the other
business interests appointed them
selves as a sort of public building
committee, one sold paint, one hard
ware, one lumber, another cement,
and all down the line they boosted
the good work along.
The farmers viewed the good work
with their hands in their pockets and
thought of the good days to come.
Bye and bye hard times came a
knocking, taxes began to grow, null
tiply and double up by jerks and
bounds.
One by one the boosters disappeared
and business men dropped out and
went to other towns. The district
soon began to fall short in its tax
levies and with great effort the school
was kept going.
The district is now on the verge
of collapsing. The farmers now hold
the sack. Many have given up and
left their farms.
This is one kind of a sink hole.
w. r. NEWMAN.
Hinckley, April Z, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
FULFILLING PROMISES

1t is refreshing to the progressives
of Pine county to have a man like
Hjalmar Petersen representing them
in the legislature. Mr.. Petersen's
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

The American is but $3.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

when you leave, sir, don't forget
the sign: Have you left anything?'"
said the clerk in a city hotel to
a guest. 1T should be changed to
Have you anything left?'" replied
the guest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
Comparison of
1885 Markets
Is Interesting

The following market prices for the
year 1885 are interesting to compare
with those of today. These early day
markets for farm produce were taken
from paper printed on May 1st, 1885,
at Spring Green, Wis.
In 1885 hogs sold for 1915 to $500;
wool 15c to zoe; butter 1Oc to 1Sc;
eggs 1Oc; oats Csc; corn soc; rye COO;
flour per hundred $1.SO; cheese 12c;
timothy seed $3.50, and clover seed
$500.
Or Otherwise.
Politician: Congratulate me, dear,
1 got the nominate
His Wife: Honestly"
Politician: "NOw why bring that
up?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
VILSTAD NEIGHBORHOOD

The Vilstad Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. Anton Hansen
Thursday afternoon, April 16, at 2
o'clock. All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hill of Mime
apolis, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Hills parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. De-
Maris.
A large crowd attended the Luther
League Easter service at the Vilstad
church Sunday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
K. P. Christensen
Is On Honor Roll

Continued from Page ~
worked to make farming conditions
better.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
INVOLVES
BOY IN KILLING

When David Leroy Russell Is
arraigned on Saturday on an IN
dictment charging first degree
murder and the performance OF
an illegal operation that resulted
in the death Of 19-year-old Thelma
Cain, he will be confronted with
the confession" of his alleged
assistant in the tragedy, Miss
Hazel Chinn, Interior Department
employe, who decided to turn
states evidence yesterday.
Miss Chinn went before Assist
ant United States Attorney Pearl
Mccall and told all Of the details
surrounding the illegal operation
upon Miss Cain and her suose-
quent death, taking a part OF
the responsibility upon herself.
She made the confession on
the advice of her attorney, VIII
liam W. Butzner, Of Fredericks-
burg, Va. Miss Chinn is held IN
the District Jail awaiting arraign
ment on the indictment. Her
only comment was:
''If anybody had told me
week ago that I'd be in mess
like this, I'd have laughed"
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
CLAYTON RAPS
PAVING LAW

Failure Of the recently enacted
law providing for the assessment
Of adjoining property to meet paw
ing costs was forecast by William
NICK. Clayton, washington attor-
ney, in an address at a meeting
of the Randle Highlands Citizens
Association in the Orr School last
night.
The new statute which sought
to remedy Objectionable features
of the Borland law, according to
the speaker, has inherent weak
nesses and will be opposed by tax
payers of the District.
The association voted to ask the
District government to erect light
standards on both sides OF Penn
sylvania Avenue Southeast to
Thirtieth Street, in anticipation
of the Washington Bicentennial
celebration.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
MARYLAND BILL
CHECKS SITES
NINE. PAPE

ANNAPOLIS, March 26.-Five
copies of plats of subdivisions in
Prince Georges county would
have to be filed with officials if
a bill introduced by Delegate
Richard Zantzinger, of Prince
Georges, meets with success.
The bill provides that one copy
should be filed with the assessor;
one with the park and planning
commissions; one with the clerk
of circuit court; one in the State
land office; and one to be kept
by the county surveyor. Under
existing condit ions, it was
pointed out, records have not
been kept in many cases..
Under the terms of measure
submitted to the house by the
entire Prince Georges delegation,
the boundary lines of Mt. Rainier
would be changed, and four poll
tical wards refined.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
Drought Ruins Way
To Tell Trees Age

The time-honored method Of
telling the age of trees by the
annual rings has been upset to
some extent this year by the
popularity of the season, says
the Forest Service of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Trees in most sections got off
to a good start in the spring, but
were halted by the parching sum-
mer drought. Almost everywhere
the growth of trees this year has
been slight, but in some areas
where late summer rains soaked
the earth a second period Of
growth followed the drought, and
SO altered the ring records. This
has been the case in Alabama,
according to reports from the
State forester.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
Inquest Is On Today
In WeSSOn'S Death

A coroner's jury today will de-
termine whether or not Detec-
tive F. A. Mahaney shall be held
responsible for the death Of
Charles Macon WesSon Sd, %,
son of a former military attache
at the American Embassy in Lon
don.
Young Wesson was shot by the
policeman on January 6 after he
had forced a taxicab driver to
take him about the city while
he fired his pistol at random.
He died yesterday from the ef-
fects Of a wound which Detective
Mahaney says he inflicted in
Self-defense.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
RAPID SHOOTING
PLANE READY
Photo by International

NEW YORK, March 26 G.N.SJ.
Capt. E. v. Rickenbacker, noted
flier, today declined to comment
on reports that a super-stream-
lined, low-wing monoplane has
been completed at Hasbrouck,
N. j.
Rickenbacker is interested in
the concern building the new
plane, which is said to be capable
of firing 5000 rounds of machine
gun bullets a minute. Four guns
project from the edge Of the
wings.
A test of the plane is to be
made at Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio, and later it will be turned
over to the United States Army.
The top speed of the new plane
will be 200 miles an hour. 1t was
designed by Anthony H. G., Fox
ker.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
CIVIC UNITS MEET

SILVER SPRING, Md, March
26.-Representatives of all civic
organizations in the Silver Spring
area are expected to attend a
meeting tonight of the fact-find-
ing committee of the Takoma-
Silver Spring High School. The
session will occur in the school
assembly room.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
ILLINOIS VOTES
REPEAL FOR
DRY LAW
Senate, by 1924 Decision,
Backs Lower House Action;
Bill Goes to the Governor

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 26
ONS0 Repeal of the Illinois
prohibition laws, sanctioned last
night in the State senate by a
26-to-24 vote after a six-year
battle, today awaited only the
signature of Gov. Louis Emerson
before prohibition enforcement in
this State will be left solely to
the Federal Government.
Within ten days the bill will
80 to the governor for signature
or veto.
Those close to the chief execu-
tive predict that he will either
sign the bill or allow it to be.
come a law without his signature.
The ususal hearings probably
will be held in the executives
office during this period.
The bill, known as the O'Grady-
McDermott repeater, was passed
by the lower house earlier in the
legislative session by a 91-to-56
vote.
When the O'Grady cDermOtt
bill becomes q law, Illinois will
be the sixth State in the United
States to repeal its State prOhi-
bitiOn enforcement acts. Other
States are Wisconsin, Montana,
Nevada, New York and MaSSachu-
sets. Maryland never has had
one.
Chicago Votes Heavy
Nine Republicans and II Demo
Gratis voted for the repeater. OF
these 18 were from Cook county
(Chicago area) and 8 were from
downstate.
It was a dramatic victory in
which the repeal bill passed
the Senate after being stopped by
that body in three previous ses-
sions after the house had
passed it.
Lobbying of the Anti-Saloon
League apparently proved of little
avail.
Leaders of the league watched
the proceedings from the gallery,
but the endless talk and debate
Of the last 10 weeks failed to
change the vote.
Edward C. WeSthafer, A, of
Peoria, ILL.,, collapsed in the
gallery and died a few moments
later Of a heart attack induced
by the excitement.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
Girl Is Badly Beaten
When She ReSiStS
7O-Cent HOld-up

PHILADELPHIA, March 26.
A 2O-year-old girl was severely
beaten as she fought with a ban
dit who sought her purse which
contained only 10 cents.
She lost the purse, and her
face, according to physicians at
Woman's Homeopathic Hospital,
bly, was permanently
SCARED by the beating she re-
ceived as the robber struck her
repeatedly with the butt end Of
pistol.
The girl, Miss Tillie Park,
staggered into a police station
with her face covered with
blood. Deep gashes were be-
meath both eyes and over her
forehead.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
.FIREMEN PICK OFFICERS

SANDY SPRING, Md, March
26.-The Sandy Spring Volunteer
Fire Department elected the fol.
lowing as members Of its execu-
tive committee to serve one year:
Thomas Hyde, 4th, Herbert Adams,
William John Thomas, Robert
Kemp and Francis Thomas. A.
Douglas Farquhar presided at the
meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-03-26
HORTICULTURAL MEET

HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 26.
The March meeting of the Hyatts-
vile Horticultural Society will be
held tonight at the residence Of
William P. Magruder,