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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
REPLACEMENT BOGY

Editor Askov Americans: zaTi .'n5
There will be much talk before the
next election that the proposed income
tax is not replacement tax. Every
honest prepayment of the proposed in
come tax from Governor Olson down,
he being an outstanding advocate of
same, are going to see that same is a
replacement tax, as it is in New York,
Wisconsin, the federal government of
the United States, and many other
points both in the United States and
Europe.
Here is an interesting statistical
picture, Informative, a classification
of different kinds of property, from
Minnesota Tax Talks, compilation by
the Minnesota Farm Bureau.
Who pays the taxes in Minnesota?
Q) Farms, homes and stores and
factories etc., having an income of
$40O, 100000 and pay a state and local
tax of $13S,OOO.OOO and a federal tax
of $7,OOO,OOO.
(2) Intangible, moneys and credits,
income of $13O,OOO,OOO pay state and
local taxes of 100000 and federal
tax of $2,275,OOO.
(3) Salaries, fees and commissions,
an income of $1,O7O,OOO,OO almost
three times the incomes of farms,
homes, and stores, pay no state and
local tax, pay $1S,725,OOO to the fed
eral government through a federal in
come tax.
1t is but natural that the groups
under and resent the attempt to
tax these incomes. They represent
the groups that have dominated gov
eminent to the disadvantage of group
No. 1 all during our life time and are
going to use every method possible in
Guiding the spending of lot of money
to defeat the income tax constitutional
amendment.
A most enlightening statement on
this subject is one by Senator Bell of
Detroit Lakes, a Democrat in politics,
but progressive and staunch friend
and ally of Governor Olson in this
fight, a charming gentleman, learned
and sincere and aggressive. l do not
believe there is reader of this paper
who has had the pleasure of meeting
Senator Bell who will question any
thing l have said of him. His state
ment l present to you:
Replacement. You are being told
that the amendment does not contain
replacement provision. Do you know
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

The woman member of the Foshay
jury who recently disagreed, neces-
stating new trial is now defendant
in court She is being accused of
having given perjured evidence while
being charged for jury service. If
she is guilty she should be punished
to the extent that others who might
be tempted to perjure themselves when
being questioned in court might be
led to tell the truth. If perjury is
to be resorted to by witnesses in a
trial then just where will justice be
realized.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
CONFIDENCE WILL BUILD

Restoring confidence in institutions
and between individuals is one of the
needs of the hour. Without confidence
business is on a sandy or flimsy foun-
dation. ...- . ....s..
The bank and business failures that
have taken place out over the country
the past few years have shaken the
confidence in those institutions on the
part of some people. That is a fact
which cannot be evaded and must be
met. But the institutions that have
weathered the storm of the hard times
still maintain the confidence of their
patrons and rightly so. They must
also have the confidence of the gen.
eral public including folks who are
not already their customers.
The banks of Pine county ON the
whole have weathered the storm. The
comparatively few failures that took
place here reacted on the CON-
tidence of the public but this conf
dence has been greatly restored
through efficient management and
conservative business dealings on the
part of the banks that pulled through.
The Pine County Bankers Association
will publish series of advertisements
in the newspapers of the county which
will carry messages to every citizen
and individual in the county. Read
these messages and profit thereby.
The bankers are naturally out to
increase their deposits for with larger
deposits they can render more service
to the communities in which they
operate. Money is made to use and
not to abuse. Cash hidden in stock
ings, bureau drawers, or strong boxes
is imperative and is also in danger
of being lost. Such money deposited
in the local bank will do double serv-
ice. 1t will give interest to the de-
positor and there is the opportunity
to have it loaned out to other local
people for improvements.
Pine county banks like other bust
ness institutions have taken some
losses, they have had their lean years
like others, but it is credit to them
that they have not been plungers, that
they have been satisfied with more
conservative profits and that they are
still at the old stand working for the
upbuilding of their various communi-
ties, the county, and this good dairy
district. These county banks have
served for many years, up to as long
as IS years. And having thus served
they merit the confidence and good
will of the citizens which will not
only build stronger banking institu-
tions but will react to the advantage
of every farmer and business man in
the county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
FEAR AND THE DEPRESSION
st. Petersburg (Fla.) Independent

~
Fear is holding this country back
from a return to normal business.
A dozen of the leading business men
in the United States when asked what
the chief cause of the continuance of
the present depression was, gave an
swers which all amounted to an agree
ment with the above statement.
Fear is holding millions of dollars
in dead storage. Fear keeps people
who have money from spending it;
not only the fear that their supply
might run out, but fear that the pur-
chase by them of a new car, new
clothes or some other articles would
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

Congressman Melvin ]. Mas of st.
Paul, said in recent address "a war
would knit the American people and
would do much to revive American
spirit" We might ask: How much
did the last war do along that line?
Do not the bad effects of most wars
more than offset the good effects.
Here is hoping that it will not be nee
essary to have a war every thirteen
or fourteen years to knit the spirit of
any country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
Of public interest are welcome,
whether or not the writer's opin.
ions conform with those Of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

An editorial writer observes that
scientist who has been trying to
train monkeys to pick cocoanuts re-
ports that their actions positively
prove that monkeys are not related to
humans. Instead of throwing the
cocoanuts down from the tree to his
master, the monkey eats them, and
refuses to pick more than he wants
to eat himself.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

The public that sinks to sleep, trust
ing to constitutions and machinery.
politicians and statesmen for the safe
ty of its liberty, never will have any.
Garrison.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

The warning nations in the orient
are blindfoldedly rushing into what
other nations have been trying to live
down for the past thirteen years.
Their war possibly will be shorter
but at best many homes will be shorn
of their loved ones and progress will
be retarded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

A 500-foot transmitted States high
way has been proposed to afford un-
employment for three million men
for period of ten years. This prob
ably is alright but we have seen reck-
less drivers that couldn't drive on it
properly if it were a quarter mile
wide.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

My opponents tell me that l am a
dreamer. 1 am. No man has ever done
anything without first of all dreaming
about it. We dream of things and then
if we are men. of action we set about
realizing our dreams in our waking
moments.-Ramsay Macdonald.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
WHY CIVILIZATIONS PERISH

When Egypt went down, 2 per cent
of her population owned 81 per cent
of her wealth-wealth is the wrong
term here: it should be property
the people were starving.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

Ideas go booming through the
world louder than cannon. Thoughts
are mightier than armies. Principles
have won more victories than horse
men or chariots.-W. M. Paxton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

He that would govern others, first
should be the master of himself
Philip Massinger.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

When Persia went down, per cent
of her population owned all the land.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

When Babylon went down, per
cent of her population owned all the
wealth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
EXPERT URGES
 USE OF YELLOW
 FOOD PRODUCTS

New Haven, Conn. (UP)-Eat yellow vegetables, is the advice or Professor Lafayette B. Mendel, Ster- ling professor of physiological chem istry at Yale and one of this coun- try's pioneers in nutrition research.
 Recent experiments have shown yellow vegetables, such as carrots, yellow turnips, yellow corn ana sweet potatoes abound in the I'm, portant vitamin A, which is found in butter and cod liver oil. Proies, sor Mendel has disclosed. He 1alleo to add that mothers might substitute these vegetables for cod liver oil Tn the diet of children.
 "The pigments of plants have at- tained new significance in recent wears through the discoveries of un- expected potencies of some Of thelr colored constituents, in human and animal nutrition" Professor Mendel said. Ut has been known for some time that, in the long run, we are dependent upon plants for the sup ply of those remarkable food essen- tials now termed vitamins.
 For some time it has been ob- served that various yellow vegetable food products seem to furnish the equivalent of vitamin A, the food factor that is abundant in butter and in cod liver oil. Yellow corn is more effective than the white varieties; the yellow sweet potato is richer than the ordinary white potato; and the yellow carrot abounds in some- thing that can avert the lack or Vlta- min A in the dietary"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
YOUR CHILDREN
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Babies must have pure milk prop erly cared for if they are to be we'll in hot weather.
 | When milk is delivered it should not be allowed to stand in the sun, or even Tn warm room, but should be placed immediately in the re- frigerator. The temperature of the ice-box should never be over 50 de- grees. Cold running water may be used in the country in lieu of an ice- box. A spring house" takes the place of artificial cooling systems. J Bottles in which milk is delivered are cleaned and sterilized before the milk is put in, so 1t is better to al- low 1t to stand in these containers until used.
 If milk is to be modified, or mixed with other ingredients, it is better to prepare enough for days use at one time.
 The feeding bottles and nipples must be cleaned thoroughly, and boiled at least 20 minutes before the mixture is poured in. These bottles should be allowed to cool first, of course.
 Every utensil used in the process of mixing the daily food should be boiled, including the bowl, pitcher. spoons, brush and funnel, and even the cap remover. When the bottles with clean sterilized cotton or corks that have been boiled, then set im- mediately near the ice. No bottle should be disturbed or brought out until 1t is to be warmed for use. It is better to warm the food right in the bottle by setting it in a pan of warm water and allowing it to come up to the desired temperature. Cold bottles plunged into very hot are emptied out into Q small pan to warm, that pan should be perfectly | sterile.
 The cap of a milk bottle will col | 1ect dust germs from the street. In removing it, wipe it off first with a clean cloth; also wipe around the edge of the bottle where hands have touched it with a cloth dipped in | boiling water.
 Cheek Temperature The ice-box itself must be kept scrupulously clean. Separate ice | boxes for babies are becoming very popular, as there can be no possible contamination then from other food. Small tin ones can be bought at de- partment stores or hardware stores. They are not expensive. If kept wrapped or covered with piece of blanket, the ice will last much longer.
 Be careful in "defrosting" the modern electric or gas refrigerator that the bottles are no subjected un- l willingly to a sudden rise in temper ature.
 Clean, sterilized nipples should not be kept wet. but dry. After boiling they should be dropped into a sterile covered jar. Used nipples must be washed at once and kept in a separate jar until boiling time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

by dissolving one or two bouillon cubes in 1 1-2 cups boiling water
 Melt butter and add pineapple. Cook few minutes and sift over flour mixed with salt and pepper. Stir ultil thoroughly blended and slowly add stock, stirring constant ly. Cook and str until mixture polls hard. Add sliced chicken and cook over hot water for 15 min- utes. Serve garnished with chopped 2alted almonds and cube of cur rant jelly or Bar-le- Due currants.
 Curry of chicken is served in border of rice with garnish of shredded cocoanut, currant jelly and chopped almonds.
 Curry of Chicken
 Three tablespoons butter, 1 small onion. 3 tablespoons flour. l teaspoon curry powder, scant teaspoon salt cup thin cream, 1 1-2 cups chicken stock, 3 cups diced chicken, cups cooked rice, 1-2 cup shredded cocoa nut, tablespoons chopped almonds, 4 tablespoons currant jelly.
 Melt butter and add onion finely minced. Cook over a low fire un- til onion is tender. Add flour, curry powder and salt mixed and sifted. Stir and cook until bubbling and frothy. Add cream and stock and cook. stirring constantly until mix ture boils. Cook three minutes and add diced chicken. Cook over boil ing water for ten minutes and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

popped into her head. But the way it had succeeded in making her failure to finish saying goodnight seem as sweet surrender to irresisti- ble temptation rather than a sud- den dropping of pretense appeared to her to be result of her own cleverness. Altogether, she liked the way she had turned a bad mo- ment to advantage.
 There was no doubt that Prem tiss was pleased with the change in her mood. He called her all the old love names and even coined new ones. Irene showed no ab- sentmindedness now, but occasion ally she drew coyly away from him for a surreptitious glance to see If Tommy were still at the gate.
 It semeed to her a long while before he left. To Prentiss it was only a moment before Irene sud- denly insisted that she must go. Truly she was an enchanting per- son to hold in your arms. Prentiss was reminded of something a friend had said about modernistic furniture. q couldn't live with it any more than I could live with an angular woman"
 He smiled to think how out of place Irene would be in geometric setting. He did not at all like to let her go. And he wanted to come early the next morning to tell her parents he was going to marry her. Irene insisted that 1t shouldn't be before noon. Then he could take her, she thought, out on the island somewhere to lunch.
 He fingered at the door until she had, by degrees, literally closed it in his face. She did not wait to hear him walk down the porch steps but dashed upstairs to Beryl's room. The door was open for the room had none too many windows. Irene paused on the threshold and said excitedly, Hello. are you awake?"
 Well. if I wasn't I wuold be now" Beryl answered.
 Irene stepped inside the room and switched on a light. Beryil blinked and started to protest but Irene cut her short.
 i've got something to tell you."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
NEBRASKA BEES
 AID APPLE CROP

Nebraska City. Neb-(UP)-Size of the big red apples depends on the activity of the bees. some Of the orchardists of the southeastern Me- braska fruit belt have become con- vinced.
 So they are installing hives of bees in their orchards, or renting tneir neiehbor's hives for a part of the apple blossom season. The bee. gath ering nectar from the apple blossoms to make its honey, aids in the process of pollinization. Thus, on his activity depends much of the success of the apple crop.
 More and more orehardists of this section are discovering that bees placed in the orchards under the trees aid production. The Joy Nor ton orchards here have installed 30 hives this season. Many of the growers here, not wishing to bother with bee keeping, rent the insects from their neishbors for the blossom season. Many bee fanclers make it n business of rais- ing bees just for rental purposes. hiring out their bees to growers in one section and then moving to ans other where the season is just q little later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18

cred over them like a fussy mother hen and kept calling to her aunt, "Oh Aunt Nancy, see what a good boy Peter is, sharing his toys with the baby. He knows she's com pany, don't you think so?" Peter may have known it at the start, but he soon grew sleepy and quarrel some so his mother took him up- stairs to bed and told Joan to watch the baby.
 When Nancy came down stairs she was mortified to find the baby suck ing a lollipop. "Why Joan, where did Ann get that?" 1T had one and she looked at me so cute. l gave it it for just a teenty minute, though" to her. I told her she could have Quick as a wink the candy was out the baby's mouth and Nancy was going for drink of water for the baby.
 Then later she talked to Joan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
.31he heSToRYY. 'ss: ssI 'a,s OEt0UE.
Rx Marqegx Hale

a scene. You were. The yellow roses are lovely, but there certainly isn't anything else about your room that is. You're cheap and shOddy. You hadn't any proof at all that so much as knew your husband. But you jumped at conclusions and you certainly bumped your nose when you jumped. You are going to apoI- ogize, and do it soon. Is there any thing else that you want to say?'
 The woman didn't answer. Sue opened the door, stepped out, and banged 1t after her. That bang seem ed to realize some pent-up emotion in her.
 Phil Banning was waiting at the elevator on the first floor.
 Boy, you look as though you've had batt1e,' he said. But it's be- coming. Darned if it isn't"
 "Oh, shut up!" Sue snapped. To think anyone could get an idea wanted a fool like you!"
 She almost ran down the street to Sarah Slade's.
 NEXT: Sarah has an idea. Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
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1 she said. sitting down on the bed
 Wouldn't it keep until morn ing?" Beryl asked. Irene pouted. "Why are you all ways SO cranky with me?" Her babyish tones nonplussed Beryl, who sat Up and stared al her. Irene, the little snip, accusing her of being cranky!
 we could act like sisters once in a while, couldn't we?" Irene went on. T thought you'd like to know what's happened, but when ] come to tell you get @ dig" "I'll bet it's something you want, ' Beryl said bluntly.
 Irene got to her feet. i've half notion not to tell you now" she declared, "but I don't have to be mean just because you are," she added, unwilling to forego the pleasure of giving Beryl jolt.
 "No?" Beryl said, and now she was beginning to be amused. Irene could be 50 unwittingly funny at times, she thought.
 "And guess you'd sleep better too if you knew it," Irene returned with smirk that gave the remark g. catty meaning.
 Then you'd better tell me, Beryl replied. "I'll need good sleep after this."
 Since she would not take up the lead thrown her Irene came out in the open. T Know youil De re- lieyed on Tommy's account" she said tartly, "since you've made it plain enough that you don't think I'm good enough for him. But I'm not sore about it. I think you're right about one thing. I'm not meant to be a poor mans wife. I'd hate it, and poor Tommy hasn't
 She stopped. Beryl was staring at her with a fierceness that fright ened her.
 What do you mean - no Job!' Beryl demanded.
 "Well, don't blame me-" Irene said, shrinking back. 'I had noth- ing to do with it. His uncle fired him."
 "Fired him ?" Beryl cried. When and what for?"
 Irene shrugged. "I guess he didn't exactly fire him." she cor rected, "but it's practically the same thing. MT Hoffman sold the theater and Tommy is just natur- ally out of luck"
 Beryl laughed, a broken, mirth- less series of sound. Just natur- ally out of luck" she repeated "And you're throwing him over be- cause of that-out of luck. won- der!"
 "You would say something like that" Irene replied, jerking her chin into the air.
 "Yes, I would" Beryl flared back at her, land if you don't get out of here I'll say lot more." She was thinking of Tommy whistling at the gate while Irene hid in another mans car a few feet away. It might have bene protec- tive act if Irene had meant it that way, but Beryl knew she had done it because she was as scared as a rabbit.
 She'd like to tell Prentiss Gay lord what she thought of him taking an engaged girl out :. and laughing maybe,at Tommy. Irene was at the door when Bery called "Wait a minute!" with such commanding earnestness that Irene halted against her will and looked back.
 "Did you tell Prentiss that Tommy was looking for you tonigh that you're engaged to Tommy Beryl shot at her.
 Irene did not answer for a lew seconds until little of her self 1 assurance returned. Then, Well. she said with a sneering little laugh, "you could hardly expect mt to say that I'm engaged to Tommy when I've just promised to marry Prentiss."
 (Te be COntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-18
GLORIFYING'
 YOURSEtE.
By AIicia Hart
6l65I B7 NEH SsRzlcE INC.

Everybody likes to kiss a baby's dimpled little elbows. But few wom- en have to fight off a crowd for the same reason. For something seems to happen to most elbows between babyhood and the late 20's.
 There is scant excuse to-day for elbows that are merely dark spots on the picture of beauty you should make.
 Strange as 1t may seem, this dis coloration comes somewhat from neglnct. You may have your weekly manicure, your weekly facial and most careful about your nightly massage and cold-creaming. But do you honestly take half as much care of your poor old elbows?
 Keep Them fin Sight
 You lean on them and expect them to hold you up, but you may never think of giving them the slightest consideration.
 What you can do is to start be- coming elbow-conscious right this minute. Not so elbow-conscious that you hesitate to wear short sleeves Bring them out into the open. You'll take much better care of them if you do wear short sleeves all the while.
 Scrub your elbows at night with salt and lemon. This is an efficacious bleach. It seems to SCOUT up the hard skin. Used with a good. nourishing cream massage afterwards, it is very good indeed.
 Soften With Oil
 Massage your elbows around and then briskly from the elbow out radiating strokes in every direction Use warmed oil if they persist ir staying hard.
 After you have scrubbed them with soap and water, bleached them with lemon and salt, massaged them and softened them with oil, don't forget your makeup. Your elbows need powder just as much as your shiny nose. And, if it won't stay on, use a bit of your foundation makeup cream on your elbows before pow dering them.
 After couple of weeks of strenu- ous beauty treatment on your elbows you will hardly know them.
 TO-MORROW: Care of arms.