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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
APPROVES INCOME TAX

D. M. Johnson of Greenbush, up
in Roseau county wrote Represen-
tative Hjalmar Petersen, Askov,
under date of Nov. 2, 1881, on the
income tax as follows:
have before me a copy of the
Farmer-Labor Leader in which l have
just read an article by yourself deal
ing on the matter of state income tax.
You bring forth many favorable ar
guments for this cause, which are
well founded and expressed by many
leading citizens of our great state.
l have thought of this plan and
discussed same with men of this and
many other communities lately to feel
out the sentiment pro or con on
this important issue and can say that
those who are versed in such matters
are very highly in favor of this tax
The great question today is how to
receive an income for the state out
side of the lands, that are now bear
ing such heavy burden, and now that
so many farms are property of the
state. If that condition is not re-
lieved, it will eventually spell miser-
able condition for our state and the
few farm owners. Furthermore it
will discourage any one from settling
on our vacant farms and therefore
the population and the wealth from
the state will gradually diminish.
An income tax levied on the great
er income is the only way to get back
into the common hands some of the
great wealth that has been centraliz-
ing, not only in the different states
but in the entire United States, and
until such laws and taxes are put in
force our present economic situation
will remain as bad as ever, and the
rich will get richer and the average
citizen will have the left overs.
1 am with you in your cause, and
good luck.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
SANDSTONE

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Darr and
daughter of ClOquet, spent Sunday eve
ming visiting with the H. E. Cragun
family.
e. M. Deming motOred to Pine City
Sunday afternoon for a short visit at
the A. P. Norton farm. Mrs. Deming
and daughter, Ruth Helen, who have
been visiting there for the past week,
accompanied him home that evening.
R. w. Barstow and Senator A. s.
Larson were city visitors Sunday.
Adrian Forstrom of Superior, visited
with relatives Sunday. Mrs. Forstrom
and daughter, who have been guests
at the M. Bulls home the past week.
returned home with him.
Miss Eileen Barstow, a student of
Manchester College, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Barstow.
The Sandstone Study club met at
the home of Mrs. H. P. Dredge last
Thursday evening. Miss Kauppila
and Mrs. j. Hawley read very in
teresting and instructive papers ON
State Board of Control of Minnesota"
respectively. The new annual pro-
grams were distributed. A social
hour was enjoyed by the members
after the program, and the members
of the first division served a delicious
lunch.
Jack Behrenbrinker, student at
the Superior State Teachers College,
spent the weekend with his parents.
Mrs. Ivan Lyness of Duluth, called
on friends and visited at school Tues
day.
The Auxiliary unit of the Hartly M.
Robey Post sold 'Forget-me- nots"
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Mulholland of
Minneapolis, were weekend guests at
the ]. Mulholland residence
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
A BAD MIXTURE

Booze and gasoline do not mix, and
in this case is meant gasoline used
for propelling automobiles. There will
be enough accidents even with all
drivers sober, but if the driver of the
car has tanked up with alcohol person
ally the chances for an accident be-
come much greater. Better safe than
sorry. If a person has over-indulged he
should certainly not be doing any driv-
ing on account of the danger to himself
as we'll as to others, and if he is SO far
gone" that he does not know enough
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
Danforth School Notes

There will be a program and pie
social at the Danforth school Friday
evening, Nov. 20. Ladies please bring
pies. Lunch and candy will be sold
Part of the proceeds will be used fol
Christmas treats and the rest will be
used for things needed at school. Ev,
erybody welcome.
The following pupils had an aver,
age of 80 or over in all subjects dur
ing the first six weeks period: Harry
and Hazel Holm, Elof and Ruth Fri
sendahl.
The fifth graders have studied ".The
Children's Hour" by Longfellow, ant
are making booklets to illustrate the
poem.
The following have not been absent
since school began: Elsie P. Boo
Ruth and Elof Frisendahl, Haze
Holm, Corelia Jensen, Margaret anC
Warren Larson, Willie Pollock, ant
Evelyn Rydberg.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

Andrew Carnegie and Chas. Schwab
have asserted that the motives be-
hind the accumulation of their own
fortunes and those of most multi
millionaires is not any family sense
but the enjoyment of personal &C
complishment and the playing of the
game" Surely neither income or in
heritance taxation will stop a per-
sons aggressiveness in the fields of
industry. .
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
Sandstone Secures
Federal Prison Farm
Continued from Page -
Other Communities Wanted 1t.


Little Falls was one community
that put forth much effort to have
the prison located there, and the citi-
zens of Sandstone headed by COM
mittee of four did not leave any stones
unturned to secure the coveted prize.
On this committee the citizens chose
r. w. Barstow, Senator Adolph S..
Larson, DIR. H. P. Dredge, and ]. F..
Hawley. One of the big obstacles to
overcome was the securing of options
on all the land required for the prison
farm, and another was to get the
promise of the Great Northern rail-
road to build spur to the prison,
but the big thing finally was to get
the o. X. of Attorney General Mitch
ell who was being pressed by various
communities. Sandstone had plenty
of opposition, especially by a COM
munity the size of Little Falls. Other
communities working to have the
prison located in their midst were
Hinckley, Mora, Rush City, Itch
field, Kimberly, Brainerd, and Du-
luth. The inspection of the Sand
stone site was made the latter part
of September by ]. L. Sanford, Spe-
cial Investigator from the department
of justice.
Option of 1880 acres was secured
at a cost of $500 per acre to the
government. The land is located on
the east side of Kettle river and runs
along the river for four miles. The
northern boundary of the big federal
farm will be three-quarters of a mile
south of the auto bridge so the build
ings will be about y miles from the
business portion of the village. Prac-
tically all of the $3.50 acres is wild
land, on which there are several nat
ural springs with excellent water.
Detailed information on the buildings
has not yet been received at Sand
stone but it is thought by members
of the committee that building OPP
erations will commence very soon and
that it is expected to have them ready
for occupancy in the spring. It is
thought that there are to be four
buildings and that they will house
$50 prisoners each, thus making room
for 600 prisoners. The land will be
cleared by the prisoners, farming
operations taken up, and it is ex-
pected to make it self-supporting.
The government will spend 100000.
Of this amount $275,OOO will be on
the buildings and $4,000 for land
and architectural expenses.
Will Make for Activity.
Naturally the quarry interests will
make a bid for having the govern
ment use sandstone in the construc-
ton of the buildings or part of the
buildings, but as to what materials
will be used has not as yet been de-
cided upon. But whether or not local
material is used the construction of
the buildings will make for consid-
cradle activity in giving work to
many men.
After the buildings are erected and
the institution established with in
mates it will naturally make for some
additional activity in Sandstone all
the time. With several hundred
short term prisoners there will be
some folks coming and going nearly
every day. Those in charge of the
prison will reside in the village OF
Sandstone and it is expected that this
will bring ten new families into the
community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
CUTTING TAXES

Tax leyieS in counties and town.
ships out over the state generally
have been cut this year and one can
hardly pick up copies of the state
rural press but that he will read of
tax meetings being held here and
there for the purpose of cutting the
tax burden. And this is altogether fit
ting and proper that taxes should be
cut when they become unbearable, in
fact it would be better if they were
cut even a little sooner. 1t is we'll
that governmental affairs be checked
up so that there be no duplication of
efforts. and as for squandering of
money that should not be tolerated at
any time. Loose handling of money
is out of place, whether public or
private.
1t is true that if we want lower
taxes we must spend less, and moth
ing can be said against that state
ment, but if we formerly levied $4,000
in a township for roads and bridges
and now levy $500 we cannot expect
to get the same amount of work done
on the roads. We must also remem-
Der that most of the tax money levied
for village, township, school and coun-
ty purposes is spent right at home,
and if we were able to cut it twenty
five per cent we would naturally get
less service and less people would be
employed. If we cut our taxes fifty
per cent under the present system it
would leave more people unemployed
and there are already altogether too
many unemployed. With the roads
and schools that we now maintain it
would be impossible to make fifty
per cent cut in the tax levy.
We repeat, that it is we'll to make
savings here and there wherever they
can be made in public business, that
is cOmmendable and a worthwhile
purpose, and certainly all waste of
public money Or squandering should
be checked. 1t is we'll to tighten up
all along the line and see that 100
cents value is received for every tax
dollar spent. However, with public
expenses cut to the bone by all gov
ernmental subdivisions in the state,
tangible property-real estate and
personal property-which in 1929 pro-
duced but 25 per cent of the total
income in the state of Minnesota but
paid SO per cent of the state and local
taxes, would still be paying dispro-
portionate share of the tax.
1t is in order that we cut the levies
and make savings in public expend-
itures, but we must not lose sight of
the fact that share of the tax bur-
den must be shifted to shoulders bet
ter able to bear it. The best way to
remedy this is to pass an income tax
and raise the inheritance tax, and
this is the only program that is being
offered today to right a wrong-the
antiquated system of taxation. We
must have more taxation along the
line of ability to pay and benefits in
protection from government. There
is an abundance of wealth in the
country, but its distribution must be
better. The income tax and inherit
ance. estate and gift taxes properly
applied will bring it about. 1t can
not come in day or two but with
the people determined to fight for a
better wealth distribution and less tax
and interest burden on the part of the
masses it will be realized.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

History has a way of repeating it
self. The 13 colonies, largely agricul-
turists, were confronted by unjust
taxation which urged independence.
The agriculturists are now being OPP
pressed by high taxes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

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Of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
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our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but If the
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

1t will be convenient for the motor
ist to say when trading in his slightly
used car on a new model, 81 will keep
my old tires and have them placed on
the new one." This might not be
impossible if research reports are true
that tires have been recently con-
structed which have run more than
$4,000 miles in tests.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

Helen and Harry Holm and Ruth
Frisendahl received one hundred in
spelling every day last week.
Some very interesting curios have
been added to our museum.
The sixth graders are working on
current event scrap books.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

There was sale of the furniture at
the school house Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Root and Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
drove to Kingsdale Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-12

There are lot of timid people who
won't take an airplane trip until the
law of gravity has been repealed.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
Negro Spirituaist In White Neighborhood
Feeds Jobless OF All Races AT Table

SAYVILLE, N. Y.-The mystic
rious philanthropic work of r. M. Di-
vine, spiritualist who is known to
his followers as Father Divine"
has caused interest on the part of his
white neighbors, and investigation
by state police.
Nothing was heard of Divine I'M
til a few years ago when he came
to New York state, bought and set
tied on large estate in the small
resort town of Sayville, Long Island,
town totally populated by whites,
except during summer months, at
which time road houses and hotels
employ large number of Colored
help.
Divine had his house enlarged and
began what police call "his mysteri-
Gus philanthropic work" He takes
in all individuals and families who
are not able to support themselves.
He feeds and gives them clothes and
finds work for them, if possible. No
fee is charged for his service.
1t is a great mystery to state and
local police as to how he gets the
large sums of money necessary to
carry on his work. He does not work
himself and is not connected with
any other organization.
Several months ago a white girl
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
negro CHAIN STORES SHOW
STEADY GROWTH IN BUSINESS

Mr.. Holsey states that the three
primary objects of the Colored Mer-
chants Association are: to organize
the local retail grocers into a study
club on modern selling. to study the
Negro consumer and to tie up with
local iobbers and wholesalers.
"In the Harlem campaign" writes
Mr.. Foster. "a QUESTIONABLE also
was prepared by the National Ne
gro Business League and sent to a
large number of housewives. asking
their main reasons for not giving
more of their patronage to Negro
stores. The most common answer
was insufficient variety of stock and
higher prices, though a few women
raised the question of convenient To-
cation. As a result. says Mr.. Holsey:
One thing that we have defin-
itely undertaken is to impress upon
the men that the day of mere senti-
ment in business departed with the
old fashioned corner grocery and
the Negro housewives will not buy
from Negro stores simply because
they are operated by Negroes. We
have made plain that the modern
housewife, irrespective of race, does
her shopping on the basis of quality,
price and service"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26

NEW YORK CITY.-The Negro
Market Data Service, newly or
ganized department of the Negro
Business League, announces this
week that two more big nationally
advertised business concerns have
enrolled to avail themselves of the
information which the bureau is pre-
pairing upon the Negro population
of the United States as profitable
consumer market.
The new enrollments are the Hill
Brothers Company, packers and dis
tributors of Dromedary Dates and
cocoanut and other products, of
New York, and the Drackett Chemi-
cal company of Cincinnati, Ohio,
manufacturers of Drano and SAM
tary Kitchen Cleanser.
by thus enrolling the Leagues
service, these two concerns, along
with several other manufacturers
and distributors of nationally adver-
tised products have shown their ap-
probation of the Negro trade, and
their desire to become better ac-
quainted with the Negro Market"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
Evangelist Becton In Harlem With
New Clothes Bought With Dimes

NEW YORK CITY.-Dr. G. Will
son Becton, evangelist, and his Cos
pei Feast Party of young collegians.
opened at Salem M. f. Church, the
Rev. f. A. Cullen, pastor, last Sum-
day morning and evening.
During the morning services, those
standing were requested to retire to
the lecture room of the church
where they could hear all of the
services through an amplifier. They
had full house Sunday evening and
Becton announced that, in the fu-
ture, he would place more amplifiers
outside the church, if necessary, in
order to accommodate those who are
not fortunate enough to squeeze in.
Enter Mr.. Peacock
Elder Becton made his usual en-
tree into the pulpit Sunday morn
ing, displaying the latest things in
box-shouldered cutaways, Eng | h
walking trousers with twenty-inch
bottoms, Old English derby, and con-
vertable cape.
He was introduced by Mr.. Oscar
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
Tenn. Supreme Court
Decides Baptist Fight

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-The first
skirmish in what appears to be the
beginning of legal entanglements in
connection with the National Baptist
Convention, Inc, was won by the
Townsend Crenshaw faction Satur-
day when the Supreme Court of the
state of Tennessee restored j. d.
Crenshaw to the editorship of the
National Baptist Voice, the official
organ of the National Baptist con-
ton.
Crenshaw, who had been editor of
the Voice for the past Is years. had
been deposed by the Executive Com
mittee of the National Baptist Con-
vention after the Rev. DIR. A. M.
Townsend, the manager, had refused
to "fire" him on order of the Rev.
l.. X. Williams, acting on the in
struction of the executive committee.
DR.. Townsend in refusing to fire
Crenshaw contended that the execu-
tive committee had no right to re-
move him. Crenshaw brought an in
junction suit in the Chancery Court
through which he sought to prevent
the Rev. r. C. Barbour from sue
ceeding him as editor to the Voice,
but had lost in the lower Court and
had appealed to the State Supreme
Court.
This decision gives Crenshaw the
right to hold the office as editor at
$500 year until the next conven-
ton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26

NEW YORK Writing in the cur
rent issue of the Nation, II. NJ. Eos
ter traces the history of the develop
ment of the Colored Merchants As
ISOLATION. of which ALBION Holsey Is
the national organizer.
Reaching Many Cities
According to Mr.. Foster this plan
of voluntary chain-store organiza-
ton was first preached by A. c.
Brown, a successful colored grocer
of Montgomery. Ala. who was sue
cessful in bringing together and or
ganizing twelve stores in that city.
That was in 1928.
Since that time units of the or
ganization have been formed in 25
cities, including New York. Brook
lyn. Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago.
Omaha. Richmond. Hampton, Nor
folk Winston Salem, Nashville. Sal
ma, Jackson, Tulsa and Dallas.
The original twelve stores in
Montgomery have doubled in mem
bership and have increased their
sales from 40 to 60 per cent. Buy
ing is done comparatively. selling is
intensive and rapid, and advertising
is cooperative. There is also a uni
form system of record keeping
among the stores.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26

detective was sent to live at the place
as pauper seeking help. After sew
eral weeks she left, only reporting
that there was a deep religious at
mosphere prevailing in the whole
place, not being able to give any
clue whatever as to how or where
be obtained his money.
AT present there are so persons
living there. He buys the best of
foods and employees several cooks,
with salaries as high as $40 a week.
Before eating each meal, long re-
ligious ceremony is held. When
greeting each other they use the
words, Peace, father" Many I'M
fortunate families in the neighbor-
hood. most of whom are white, were
made happy this winter by receiving
a ton of coal sent them by the Di-
vine.
Another fact which aroused the
curiosity of neighbors was his policy
of housing both white and Colored
together.
The house is richly furnished.
Police officers believe that he OBJ
tains his money through some illicit
means and continue to keep a close
watch over the place. When asked
where he gets his money, he replys
by saying, God gives il to me-"
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
Anne. Prelate
Gets Eleventh
Trial Extension

CHICAGO, March %. - Because
of his reported illness. the trial of
Bishop A. J. Carey. civil service COM
missioner, on charges of graft, was
postponed for the 18th time when it
came up on call before Judge Jo-
seph SABBATH this week. The bishop
is said to be in a sanitarium in Bat
tie Creek, Mich.
Bishop Carey was indicted Nov
ember /, 1929. Since the return of
the indictment the state has been
ready for trial and has agreed to
only one continuance. Senator-elect
J. Hamilton Lewis (Demoerat), is
attorney for the bishop.
The Nashville "Allenite," official
Sunday school organ of the denomi-
nation. declared in its current issue
that the bishops conviction in a fair
trial would "be a wonderful god
send to Methodism."
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26

to attend the home of the only Amer
lean family in the town, and to bring
two friends with him. He invited
Wright but when it was learned that
he was Colored, the other American
students used their pressure against
his being received. whereupon Taylor
refused to go.
Two-thirds of those signing the Pc
tition against Wright were natural
lied Americans, and five of them
were Jews, although Jews are looked
down upon in Germany.
Native of Savannah
Mr.. Wright is an A. NJ. of Coiuni.
bia University, and is studying jour-
nalism. economics, and sociology on
an exchange fellowship from that
university. He has also studied at
Ohio university, at Harvard, and il
a native of Savannah. Ga. Wright
is named as representative from the
university to the great Colonial Ex-
position to be opened in Paris in
May.
While in America, Mr.. Wright was
assistant instructor in sociology at
Columbia university.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-03-26
BISHOP CAREY TRIAL AGAIN POSTPONED
Big BUSINESS SEEKING DATA ON
NEGRO CONSUMER MARKET

stated Albion Holsey, secretary of
the League.
Statistics on Market
In survey of the buying habits
of Negroes, conducted by the League
in cooperation with National Asso-
citation of Colored Women. a prelm-
mary compilation was made of an
swers to 200 questionnaires re-
turned, representing cross-section
of the country, reveals the follow
ing facts concerning the Negro mar
ket
OF the first two hundred families
reporting: SO or 40 per cent own
automobiles, las or 72.5 per cent
have telephones; "a or IL per cent
have electric refrigerators; 80 or II
per cent have electric washing ma
chimes; 1877 or 63.5 per cent have
radios; IS or 42.5 per cent have vac
uum cleaners; 149 or 74.5 per cent
prefer advertised brands of mer-
chandise; 1913 or 96.5 per cent are
regular readers of Negro newspa-
pers.
When the report is completed it
will represent consumer study of
more than 5000 Negro families.