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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
FOR TAX MEETING PROPOSALS

Editor Askov Americana:
The Pine county taxpayers recently
had a meeting which was the best
attended that we have had for years.
At the meeting, they endorsed legis-
lative program which, if put into eff
feet, will do much to alleviate the
taxation difficulties in Minnesota One
of the most important proposals was
the state income tax, which at the
present time is functioning in twenty
other states and is the chief source
of income of the Federal government.
The successful working of this kind
of tax as a source of state revenue
was first demonstrated in that labora-
tory for progressive and remedial leg
islation for the common man, the state
capitol at Madison, Wis, where the
influence of that great statesman,
Robert M. Lafollette was felt for some
forty years.
The income tax bill in the present
Minnesota legislature has the support
of both the Pine county Legislators.
Senator A. S. Larson and Representa-
tive Hjalmar Petersen are both CO.
authors of the present Income Tax
bill.
There was another proposal at that
tax meeting and if that proposal is
passed by the Minnesota legislature.
it will bring into our state treasury
some millions of dollars. 1t is the
proposal to raise the occupational
Iron ore tax from six percent to ten
per cent. Iron ore is a great natural
resource and the people of the state
should participate in its benefits, es-
pecially in times of depression like
the present when the farmers of the
state are finding it difficult to meet
the payment of their taxes. An in
crease in the occupational tax would
be an added source of income in the
near future. This bill should be
passed but it will meet with power
full opposition. The U. S. Steel Cor
poration is powerfully influential.
The tax meeting also went unani-
mously on record in favor of a raise
in the gross earnings tax on railroads
and telephone companies which would
go into effect on passage and hence,
bring an immediate income. This
legislation has been recommended by
one of the members of the Minnesota
Tax commission.
Many students of the tax problem
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
CRIME VS.. PEOPLES HERITAGE

Chicago's prediction atmosphere
caused a little warlike preparedness
to take place when an army of ap-
proximately 10000 made plans to
maintain peace and order at the polls
in that city at the election Tuesday.
Reports of prediction violence in a
few of the wards caused the defense
plans. An attempt on the life of an
aldermanic candidate was made and
two sluggings were reported. Whether
the ominous presence of the army
of guards caused quietude or the fact
that Chicago's hoodlums are getting
change of heart it is not known but
at any rate it is reported to have
been one of the quietest elections in
the history of the city.
One of the fundamental heritages
of the people is the right to vote and
when that heritage is jeopardized by
the presence of crime which causes
the more timid and peace loving to
resign their privilege without casting
ballot in favor of the one of their
choice the situation is becoming acute
and is much below the lowest standard
which could have been anticipated by
the forefathers.
People in Pine county and in other
rural districts who can go to the polls
without fear or favor find it hard to
believe that conditions are such with
in so short distance. However the
underworld of Chicago like that in
many other large cities should not
be criterion to judge the whole
city by.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
T,HE STAMP OF NATURE

After an association with nature in
some thirty years of work in the open
for the United States government and
for the past twelve years in the ca
pacity of chief buffalo keeper of yell
lowstone National park, Bob" La
combe has gained that element from
life which only such association and
environment can bring. Bob" has
been safely carried through danger
Gus buffalo stampedes by his sure
footed horse that has been his COM
panion for the past ten years and as
the man puts it, only for character
istic of the horse in getting out of the
way of the animals. he would have
been injured many times and perhaps
killed. For this innocent and faith
fulness, Bob" with retirement on
pay only a few months in the offing
has thoughts of what to do with the
horse He says there is not enough
money to buy him if he is to be
worked and he would rather send a
bullet through his brain than to have
him wear a saddle again after he. his
master. is at rest.
This love for dumb animals and
inferior beings is rarely attained in
this mechanical age of ours and GER
tainly it is left to the cowboys of the
west and to those who rely on the
beasts of burden to make their live
lihood to show such affection and
gratitude that they will protect their
dumb friends in their time of need.
An admirable trait beneath the shell
of rough manhood-kindness to DUMB
animals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
RIGHT REINFORCEMENT
VITAL

The re-apportionment plan to re-
duce Minnesota from ten to nine con-
sressional districts is now in the
making. Several plans have been sug-
gested, most of them making Pine
county part of a district embracing
large metropolitan areas, either Du-
auth or Minneapolis. The electorate
terested. The question is, shall Pine
county, which is am agricultural coun-
ty, be the tail end of a large city or
iron range district, or, shall it be
grouped with other agricultural coun-
ties to the west?"
We do not believe that Pine county
should be grouped with the iron
range or industrial Duluth, including
only few semi-agricultural counties
like Aitkin, Koochiching, Cook and
Lake counties. Rather, we would fare
better if grouped with the agricul-
tural counties to the west of us like
Kanabec, Stearns, Sherburne, Benton,
and Todd counties, whose interests
are more in common with ours. We
have no doubt but that Pine county
voters would strongly prefer to be-
come part of a real agricultural dis
trict.
When the re-apportionment is made,
Pine county will probably be placed
according to one of the following
plans. The figures opposite the name
of the counties represent the popula-
ton:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
BROOK PARK

Mrs. HI. Berndt and Mrs. r. Rypke-
ma were Mora callers Wednesday.
Winfield Hughes visited friends i'm
Brook Park Wednesday and Thursday
enroute to Minneapolis, where he ex-
poets to enter the hospital.
Mr.; and Mrs. Paul Kelsey and fam
lily Of Duluth. spent the weekend at
the Kelsey home here
Mr.. and Mrs. Rypkema and family
spent Sunday with relatives in Sand
stone 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Chesbrough and
family visited the M. F.. Marsh home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Woods are the
happy parents of baby boy, born
Sunday, Feb. %.
Mrs. R. Rypkema and sons were
Hinckley callers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harte are
spending a few days at the home of
their son, Robert Harte, in the iron
range.
There will be a caucus meeting in
the town hail., March 2, at 10 o'clock
N.
Mrs. Ed Walker, who has been Wis
iting her daughter i'm Minneapolis, re-
turned to her home here last week,
feeling much improved
Esther Johnson and Elmer Seigfred
of Ogilvie, visited Evelyn Larson Sun
day evening.
Friends of the Rev. Osterkirch are
sorry to hear of the sudden illness
of his son, Walter, of Ogilvie.
Grace Stevenson of Minneapolis,
spent the weekend with her parents
here.
Andrew Alderman of Cambridge,
spent the weekend with his wife and
daughter here.
Dorothy Christensen and Vernon
Bradley of Minneapolis, spent the
weekend at the Christensen home.
Ila Engstrom visited in Minneapo-
lis Sunday.
Norma Doering and Evelyn Larson
were Ogilvie callers Monday.
Jessie Anderson was taken to the
University hospital Monday, where
she will undergo an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mrs. John Doering was a Quamba
caller Tuesday.
Bert John was Mora caller Mon
day.
Louise Maaske and Evelyn Larson
were Hinckley callers Tuesday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26

Sherburne 9,709
Todd 27,170
Morrison 25,442
Crow Wing 25.627
Wadena 10000
Mile Laos 14,O76
Kanabec ---------- S,55S
Cass 1851
Pine 2O,264
Beltrami 2O,7O7
Lake of the Woods - 4,194
Clearwater 9,546
Hubbard 1886
Total
Eighth District.
81. Louis 1870
Lake ZOOS
Cook 2,435
Aitkin 1909
Carlton 21,232
Koochiching --- 14,O7S
Itasca 1924
Total GAP
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
MONEY is RETURNED
BY HINCKLEY THIEF

Cloyd Brown was arrested last week
for having entered the Morrish Gro
Gerry and Cooperative Creamery at
Hinckley where he stole money from
both places.
Some time ago, it is reported, he
stole the keys to the Creamery off the
office desk, thus gaining entrance in
that way. When asked to return the
keys he denied having them but when
given until six o'clock in the evening
to return them or go to Jail he re-
turned them.
He had to pay back the $4,000
stolen and is on probation for three
years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
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
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name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26

which the committee set for the next
meeting, is concerned, it may be just
as we'll, as when too many meetings
are held the attendance is light.
HARRY GEBHARDT.
Sec'y Pine County Tax League.
I Markville, Mimi, Feb. %, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26

Other cases cited show similar
attitude on the part of Mr.. Duxbury.
The workers of the state owe it to
themselves and to their families as
means of protection to get rid of
Duxbury as member of the state
Industrial Commission.
Tax Rate Increase Defeated.
The Minnesota House of Represen-
tatives voted AZ to II to refuse an
increase in the occupation tax from
per cent to 10 per cent
Representative S. A. Stockwell of
Minneapolis, was the author of the
bill for an increase in the tax rate.
what right" asked Mr.. Stockwell,
has anyone or any corporation to
take possession of the earth and not
return fair proportion of what it
contains to the people to whom it
rightfully belongs. They are taking
out this ore at ridiculously low rate
of taxation and are leaving nothing
but holes in the ground to show for
it. We ought to see that the state gets
beds before it is too late"
The contention of the veteran leg
islator from Hennepin was that there
was need of additional support for our
state Institutions and that this sup
port should come from increased tax
alton of the profits of the mining COM
panies.
Mr.. Stockwell was aided in the dis
cussion by Representatives Hjalmar
Petersen of Pine, John R. Beech of
Olmstead. Donald Wright, JOS A. Koz-
lax and Emil S. Youngdahl of Henne-
pin. Opponents of the measure were
from the range coun-
try, except Charles Spillane of Waseca.
Would Protect Buyers.
The purchaser of an automobile
under conditional sales contract will
have ten days in which to make pay
ment and redeem the car under bill
introduced by Representative Frank
T. Starkey of Ramsey The bill, of
course, applies not only to automo-
biles but to other articles purchased
under conditional sales contracts.
Many purchasers of automobiles,
radios and other articles lose out after
having practically completed payment.
Foreclosure is quick at that stage and
the purchaser now has no way of re-
deeming the goods.
Printing Plant Approved.
The Devoid bill for the establish
ment of a state owned and operated
printing plant to do the printing of
the state government and of the states
political subdivisions has been re-
ported out favorabIy by the committee
on civil administration of the senate.
Senator Devoid explained the pur-
pose of the bill and stated that it was
substantially the same as the meas
ure he had introduced at the 1925
session and which was acted upon
favorably by the senate at that time
The chief difference in the two meas
ures was that the appropriation asked
in the 1925 bill was $325,000 while the
present measure asks for only $780,
900. The reduction in the amount is
due to the fact that the printing plant
would be housed in the new state Of
flee building. The bill has the sup
port of the printing trades organiza-
tiOns.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26
Bright Pupil.

''How many sides has an octagon?'
Eight"
How many sides has a circle?"
'Two-an outside and an inside"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-26

The difference in the two plans is
that in Plan III Pine county is taken
away from the sO-called Duluth" dis
trict and placed in the Sixth district,
which is more of an agricultural dis
interests are more predominant, is
placed with the Duluth district.
Every effort possible should be
made to see that Pine county is
grouped with other agricultural coun-
ties when our new congressional dis
trict is formed, rather than allow
our county to be hitched on to a
metropolitan area and become the tail
end of an iron range district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Baptists Enjoy
Outdoor Service

A delightful out door service was
held Sunday evening on the lawn
OF the First Baptist church. A
goodly company gathered for the
service. The cool evening air out
of doors, the japanese lanterns
giving the subdued light, the per-
feet comfort of the crowd, the
hearty singing of the worshipers
all blended to make happy service.
Rev. c. E. Flanagan spoke on An
Interrupted Vacation of the Saw
Jour A gentleman and his wife
united with the church at the close
of the service. Rev. Flanagan an
nounces that the outdoor services
will be a regular feature Of the
evening church services during the
summer.
All who like good pies, are in
vited to attend the PIE Social on
the lawn of the First Baptist
church this evening at O'Clock.
The young people of the church will
put on a program Of events and
stunts All who attend are prom
ised good time. j. c. Phelps tick
ct agent for the Southern Pacific
viii be the pie auctioneer. Proceeds
from the pies will go TO swell the
Young Peoples assembly fund for
Pacific Palisades
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
RENO DIVORCES
QUESTIONED BY
ATTORNEY HAHN

SAN FRANCISCO, July a. up
"A bolt of legal lightning fell out Of
desert skies onto the divorce oasi;
of Reno today when a series OF
supreme court decisions were raised
to cloud the validity of Neyada's
thousands of quick and easy di-
yorces.
Brushing aside the glamor of
Washoe countys famous Monday
"washdays," Attorney s. S. Hahn
of Los Angeles subjected the blue
ribboned divorce papers to a cold
legal scrutiny that may have de-
yastating results. 4
Hahn, general counsel for the
Scripps-Canfield newspapers. and a
specialist in divorce matters,
stopped in San Francisco today to
say he had found just this:
A Reno divorce is good only until
someone questions it. And then
prosecution for bigamy in case of a
second marriage, probate of estates
held up with heirs in lawsuits, COM
munity property subject to dispute,
are all possible, he declared.
Don't take my word for it-take
the California, New York, Pennsyl-
yania and Massachusetts, supreme
courts for it." Hahn said. The
California court ruled that in order
to give Jurisdiction in divorce suit
the legal residence of the plaintiff
must be bonafide, and there can
be no bonafide residence when the
plaintiff goes into another state
solely for the purpose of divorce and
with the intention of returning to
his home state afterward.
To top it all off'-Hahn seemed
of the black cloud he
was casting over Reno-"the United
States supreme court was upheld
these decisions in the famous case
of Asa Gambler, the Coco Cola king,
so that there seems to be no ques-
ton about it"
Hahn saw just one hope for Reno
Divorces to seal the validity Of
their DEGREES. They must remain
residents of Nevada afterward. If
they go outside the state and re-
marry, they can be prosecuted.
RENO, New, July l4.-(U.P-The
county courts enjoyed COM
paratiVe quiet at their regular
'washday" session Monday when
mere 81 divorces were granted.
Judge Thomas Moran and Ben
Curler found time to give longer
hearings to some of the applicants,
since they were not SO rushed as on
the days when they granted 100 or
more DEGREES.
1t was reported that Jack Demp-
sey planned to file suit for divorce
next week against Estelle Taylor,
his film actress wife, but the form
er heavyweight champion could not
be reached for a statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
SPECTOR FREED
WHEN CHARGES
ARE DISMISSED

Because the Fourth District Court
of Appeals held Frank Spector had
committed no crime in Imprial
County, and there was no evidence
he conspired to violate laws in this
county, District Attorney Elmer w
Heald today moved to dismiss
charge of criminal syndicalism
against the alleged radical leader
Judge A. C. Finney dismissed the
charge after the district attorney
explained he had not sufficient eyi-
dence to convict Spector in second
trial, as ordered by the appellate
court in reversing Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson's decision.
1t was Judge Thompson's order
denying new trial TO Spector that
was reversed by the upper court.
Spector. together with nine other
alleged Communist workers, was
convicted here last summer of incit-
ing to strike and rebellion. Melon
workers in Imperial Valley were in
duced to strike by Spector's friends,
charged the complaint.
Thirteen were named in a grand
jury indictment, but only nine were
convicted
Spector was released from the
county jail this morning Immediate
ly after the charge against him had
been dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Variety Offered
In Airdome Bill

Exceptionally good hot-weather
entertainment is contained in the
bill now playing at Fox Imperial
Airdome. "Annabelle's Affairs, -
starring jeanette Macdonald and
Victor McEaglen, is clever come
dy and both stars have excellent
parts. They are given plenty of aid
by Roland Young, Sam Hardy, Will
lie Collier Sr. and others.
Efforts to obtain a block of stock
needed to control a mine, supply
lots of laughs, gives Miss MacDon-
aid chance to turn cook and Nc
Laglen an opportunity to display
the punch which enabled him one
time to stay six rounds with Jack
Johnson.
Running close to the feature pic
ture for interest is Monsters of the
Deep" a deep-sea fishing picture
taken off the coast of Mexico. I'm
mense tunas, sharks, whales and
other denizens of the sea are shown
falling prey to the fishermen. The
high spot comes in battle between
the fishermen and a monstrous
devil-fish, which required Il hours
OF hard fighting to land.
The risks taken by the fishermen
are evident to the audience, as
plenty of sharks can be seen at
various times in the course of the
film. 1t is a picture well worth
seeing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Pacific Coast
League Scores

The San Francisco Seals held a
commanding position in the coast
league lineup today as the second
series Of the new half season be-
gan.
In a tie with Seattle for first
place, the Seals appeared destined
to hold their lead for at least the
rest of the week as they were paired
with the Mission Reds. The Mis-
sions dropped five out of seven to
the Indians last week, whereas the
Seals have taken % out of 33 of
their games in the last few series.
Seattle treveled south to Los An
geles for a session with the Holly
wood Stars. winners by wide mar
gin in the first half of the season.
The Stars, however, started poor
ly last week by dropping four of
seven games TO Oakland. holders
OF last place for several weeks past.
In other series. Los Angeles play
ed at Sacramento and Portland
went to Oakland.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Party In Honor
Of Local Girls

The Misses Katherine Weiss and
Cassie Richter who are leaving this
week for Hawaii, were honor guests
at a bon voyage party given last
night by the Nous Faison Joie club
at Kenyons plunge.
Swimming was enjoyed by the club
members and was followed by a pic
mic dinner served at the plunge
grounds. Green and yellow provid-
ed the color scheme for the table
decorations. A short business meet
ing was held during dinner, after
which the guests adjourned to the
Rogue Marquar home, to listen in on
the Canzoneri-Payne fight and TO
view pictures taken the previous
weekend on the club picnic.
Club members present were Mes
danes Homer jenkins, Rogue Mar
quar-. Charles Lunder, Patsy Cory
and the Misses Anna McManus.
Dorothy Weir, Louise Kelley, Frieda
Schreiner, Mildred and Esther
Ehmke, Dorothy Spear, Mary Kate
and Jean Stewart, Aline Tenner,
Mildred Giles, Cassie Richter and
Katherine Weiss. The Misses Mil
dred Cole and frankie Dean were
guests OF the club.
Miss Anna McManus acted as hos
tess for the evening. and presented
going away gifts to the honored
guests,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Daily Report OF
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, July IA. U,P =
Stock market turnover today bare
ly crossed the million mark in one
of the dullest sessions since 1926
and prices slowly drifted to lower
levels.
A slight upturn from the lows
came near the close on snort Gov
erings.
Almost compete absence of short
selling today brought out the report
that bankers and the stock exchange
had warned bears to desist from
raiding tactics. This report could
not be confirmed.
Longs hesitated to unload their
holdings anticipating some sort of
satisfactory settlement of the Ger
man financial crisis. Holders OF
stocks that would be clreciiy affect
ed by the German banking situation
liquidated, with losses ranging to
four points.
Sales totaied 100000 shares,
against 100000 shares yesterday
According TO preliminary calcula-
ton, the Dow Jones industrial aver
age was off at 14o.S5, off 1.56; rail-
road 8O18, off 0.15, and utility 5715.
off 0.55.
German bonds were hammered
down sharply near the close, the
Dawes loan and the Young plan
loan both making new lows
Late in the day an incorrect ru-
NOR circulated that there was no
bid on German rs and that the is
sue which had last sold at 8SA was
offered at so. This was the signal
for a sharp downturn.
The German mark made a new
current movement low The mark
also declined in London, but again
met support. London stocks rallied
near the close. Paris and Berlin
bourseS were closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-14
Swallowing Teeth
Fatal To Soldier

WASHINGTON, July IA. up
Two false teeth which he swallowed
at breakfast three days ago brought
death today to Private Olaf Nelson
of Fort Bliss, Tex.
Nelson, a husky soldier 80 years
old, was brought to Walter Reed
hospital here yesterday after cross
country dash in an airplane ambul-
ance. Surgeons labored over him
last night as long as his ebbing
strength would permit. They were
unable to remove the bridgework,
only an inch and half long. -Four
previous efforts at Fort Bliss had
been unsuccessful.
Prongs of the bridgework had
pierced Nelson's esophagus, the del
icate passage to the stomach. Pres
sure of the obstruction, combined
with throat disturbances created by
admission of air through the pune
lures, slowly choked his life away.
He died just before a. m.