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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
EXPERT REPORTS EXPENSIVE

Interim committees are very popu-
lar with certain types of Legislators,
but as was brought out by the well
known political writer of Minneapolis,
Charles B. Cheney, last week, such
committees are not so popular with
the taxpayers, especially when they
function like some of the committees
have been doing of late years. Such
committees are supposed to make
exhaustive reports of certain phases
of government-go into matters deeper
and more thoroughly than can be done
during the days of the legislative ses-
sions. If that was done the COM
mittees would likely serve good pur-
pose, but soon would run out of work
and there would not be use for many
more of them. The way some of those
committees have served it looks more
like a junket trip for the members.
The session of 1881 did not create any
new interim committees, only con-
tinued the one looking into national
bank tax legislation, for which the
taxpayers will likely be thankful.
OF the interim committees that
should have reported at the last ses-
sion the University committee did not
report at all and the committee on
taxes and local Indebtedness came in
quietly with a report on the last day,
altogether too late to be of any good
to legislators having tax matters under
consideration. Such matters can also
be studied and are being studied by
members of the legislature without
them being members of any interim
committees.
Following a request by Governor
Floyd B. Olson, the state auditor, Stat
ford King, prepared an itemized re-
port of expenses of the interim COM
mittees. 1t totaled $34,841 for the
four committees. The bank tax COM
mission spent $2O,321; the Minnesota
Wisconsin pollution committee, $5,176;
the University committee, $2,196; and
the committee on taxation and local
Indebtedness, STAG.
Herewith are itemized figures on
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

the farmer. "The set of farm har-
ness" says the Journal, that sold
for SOS in 1929 can be bought for
$3.50 today" That should effective
ly silence us and put an end forever
to our False Alarms" But somehow
it doesn't.
In 1929, when this harness cost SOS
set, eggs were selling around 80
cents a dozen. Then it took PIG dozen
of eggs to buy the harness. Today
with the harness at $3.50 and eggs
IL cents a dozen, it takes 438 dozen
of eggs, or more than twice as many
as in 1929. No one, except the Jour-
nal, can see any betterment for the
farmer in this.
In 1929 it took As bushels of wheat
to buy this set of harness. Now it
takes 68, the government helping out
to the extent of 20 cents bushel.
In 1929 it took 1862 pounds of butter
harness. Now it takes 225 pounds to
buy it. The Journal concludes its
approval of the Hawley-Smoot bill as
follows:
$50 also does the farmer, or any
other parent, save money today when
he has to buy his little girl dolly.
So also does he save when he buys
glassware. crockery, mirrors, horse
collars, toys, saws, and most of the
other articles on the long list cited by
the Coalitionists and their newspapers
(meaning The Tribune) when the tar
iff act was passed"
For our part we are willing to leave
the decision to the farmers as to
whether or not they have profited by
the Hawley-Smoot tariff act. The
farmers, we suspect, will draw on
their own experience for their con-
illusions rather than on the grotesque
economics of our neighbor across the
alley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

long as I have it in my possession.
l am to pay at the same rate as
though l were the owner of this prop
erty. Now where is the justice in
this? Am not paying this party from
whom ! borrowed the money $500 a
year, and is he not taxed some on this
income? If not! by all that is justice
he should be! From out of $1,000
which is not a great deal of money,
this party would receive without any
effort on his part the sum of $50,
where on my investment of 5000
would not be receiving enough re-
turns to pay for the labor of taking
care of this property. Now at present
am milking nine cows that were
fresh this spring and have been feed
ing grain up to this time, using some
middlings and oats mixed with ground
corn and oil meal, and yet from these
nine cows the largest return that l
received in one week of seven days
was $7.20. Now take from that, the
price of two sacks of middlings at
$1.15 each which will be $3.50 this
leaves $4.90 and from this there is an
additional charge for the oil meal
which l have never tried to figure.
Now l am doing this work alone and
by working from before sunup until
after dark which at present would be
nearly fifteen hours, 1 receive for this
effort $4.90 week. Now some would
say that surely must work at some
thing else besides taking care of the
livestock. Most certainly do, 1 must
in order to provide feed for them dur
ing the months that they can not
forage for themselves. But what if
l should take sick or be in some other
way unable to do this work? Would
the interest on this money stop? or
would these taxes stop? We know
they would not, and with this small
income it would be impossible to hire
any help. Neither man nor woman
would be willing to work for such
wages, from which they would also
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

have to buy some food for themselves.
Yet have invested in this place the
actual sum of $1,000 and on this
amount of investment l pay tax for
the coming year of 500 and some cents.
This state of affairs can not be going
on much longer for the simple reason
that it is not justice! Why should
any property be taxed, except on what
your income may be from that par
ticular property? Now say 1 had an
income of $538, would be only too
glad to pay even SIS per hundred which
would be the sum of $26.90. Where
the man that is taxed on his money
now only pays three dollars per thou
sand And if at the same time I
would make more l would then be
able to perhaps pay double the amount
that l am now paying. Now this is the
actual facts as to my case and l do
believe that there are thousands of
others in the same circumstance and
another thing why should not a per-
son that receives salary be taxed?
He does not put forth any more effort
than the man that works out on the
farm, and he has the same privilege.
And another thing, why has the town.
ships a right to vote for bonds that
can never be paid without confiscation
of the actual property. There being
not enough income to pay them it
does seem that these township Off
Gals really are set of officers that
are not needed any more. Times
were when we had not the motor cars
and travel was slow, then they were
perhaps a good thing but now it seems
that it would be quite sufficient to
have the county board which could
then attend to those duties efficiently.
CARL PAULSON.
Hinckley, Mimi, May 3, 1881.
Husband CARRYING home late): "Can
you guess where I've been?"
Wife: 81 can, but tell your story"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER

"All that l am l Owe to My Moth
err" are words once uttered by some
one and they are very appropriate to
REUTER- at this time in view of the
fact that Sunday, May 10, is Mothers
day. Sunday will be the great home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
A FARM SITUATION
,ditor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
l am taking the liberty of sending
you this letters that / have written
referring to conditions on the farms
at the present time, and also regard
ing taxes, as they are now enforced
without regard to what your income
may be. Now I am going to here
state the facts in my own case which,
1 do believe, will be identical in most
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
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 If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

Husband CARRYING home late): "Can
you guess where I've been?"
Wife: 81 can, but tell your story"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17

AM sixteen, and still sharing with my ten
year-old sister. have been begging my mother let
me have of my own-but she just doesn't realize
am not baby any longer She says am being priggish
Il showed your article about girls own room to my
father, and he understood So now am having room OF
my own. | can't thank you enough.
Every month am the first open the Ladies' Hon
Journal read the Sub-Deb page first of all. But there
lots of other things in it | like, too.''
ng sixteen old matter of delicate
1t Mothers
will wonderfully
remarkable article Mevies April Journal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17
Its like another hOmeynpOOm!''

husband and were getting each others The
4VA pretty little home had fitted up five years ago was
down-at-the-heel-and so deprsssngl
Then marvellous suggestions for spending $500
to make and just It's been lots of fun
almost like another Honeymoon far charming than
could have dreamed Of You thought of just the right little
touches harmonic living and pull it all together
decorators say
eff other grateful am, yourmal bag be
crammed to bursting with 'thank-you letters"
1t isn't the size of the incomebut the and judgment
with which it that The Journal ounses the $25Oa-
year household enthusiastically the $4,000 establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-17
/ was a Nit-wit
at housekeeping

II gave up job to get married, and I
must say Ifound housekeeping in little
apartment all by myself pretty drab,
compared with the excitement of an
office.
''Now / look back on it, I think my
husband was sport to put up with the
halfhearted sort of cooking did.
''Then I bucked up and decided to put
at least as much pep into housekeeping
as I had into my job. The Journal was
my best aid. You make it seem worth
while and full-size job to run house
and husband-successfully."
1he spirit of fair play which AMI.
mates this young wife seems to us to fore
cast a successful marriage. The Journal is
proud to have been of service. And on the
subject of marriage - Brenda LELAND has
written an article for the April Journal, so
full of truth and wit and dazzling good
sense, we believe it will provoke discussion
between men and women at countless
dinner tables.
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

may do one of two things on
forward pass, he says in this FASH
ion:
"He may go down to receive it or
he may act as decoy. Let's talk
about receiving first. At the snap
Of the ball, break down the field
fast. When you get close to the
defensive half, feint in one direc-
ton to throw him off, and then go
in the other direction to receive
your pass.
"YOu Have the Advantage
''Too many receivers attempt
merely to swing past the defensive
half, giving him every chance to
pick them up and cover them Re-
member, when you're rum ng to-
ward the half, you have this ad-
vantage: you know where the pass
is supposed to go and he doesn't
You need only to gain a fraction
of second on him to get in the
clear.
when you're acting as decoy-
that is. when you want to draw the
defensive half with you so that
someone else can catch the ball
don't feint. Turn and hold up your
hands for the ball. Your man will
follow you. He's got to-"
And then Fesler gives one of the
best tips an old timer could give to
high school player-a trip that
might mean touchdowns for ends
and backs who read the story. He
tells how to ''snag" 'en when they
re high and bullet like
Keep your hands relaxed he
pounds. Outfielders in baseball will
tell you the same thing. "If your
wrist and fingers are tensed, the
ball will bounce out" Relax! Re-
lax!
Fesler has this general sugges-
ton on blocking: Don't leave your
feet unless you know you can. get
your man. Your Dig job is to get
him out of play You'll do it diff
ferently on different men. If you
can drop your man and lie on him,
you've done complete job
The Ohio State star likes tackling
When you make a tackle, he says
emphatically, you. must be-there's
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

What's football ends biggest
job?
Blocking" answers Wesley Fes-
Ter, two times all-American from
Ohio State, in a heart-to-heart
chat with football players who want
to add to their bag of tricks, in the
American Boy Magazine for Octo-
ber.
Fesler, rated by many as the
greatest player of the 1880 season,
gets down to brass tacks in short
order as he modestly tells OF the
constant practice which made him
a star in blocking, tackling, recelv-
ing passes, and punting. His is no
self praise bunkum. He tells OF his
mistakes as well as of the football
finecse which enabled him tw-ce to
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

only one word for it-viciouS. That
doesn't mean you're out to hurt
the other man. 1t SIMPLY means
you're determined to GET him. You
lunge into him. Your arms clamp
like steel vices. You thud him down.
Mild manners, in tackling, enable
the scrapp:ng runner to get away.
"TackIe High Sometimes" !.
Don't waste flying tackles on
Sh fly men, Fesler cautions. "You
hear a lot about tacking low, he
says. "That works with many run
ners, but it isn't good policy with
the dodg:ng type. The surest way
to bring that fellow down is tackle
him high For low tackle, you
must leave your feet. Half the time
a shifty man will get away from
you, and the moment you hit the
ground you're done. For the dodg-
ing, elusive, small back, stay on
your feet and make sure you get
your hands on him."
Fesler gives "the inside" on how
to go down under puntS, and ad-
vocates a smashing attack when
rushing a passer. There's just one
thing to do-dive into him. Even if
you know he'll be rid of the ball
before you hit him, tackle him. It's
legitimate. Under no circumstances
throw up your hands. A tricky
passer will fake and make you leap
into the air to block the ball he
doesn't throw. Then, as once hap
pened to me, he may run around
you for about Is yards"
From Apache Warcry'', Nogales
high school paper)
Nogales international., 1931-10-10
Ends Biggest Job Is Blockins,
Wes Fesler, All-American, Says

see his name on the list of the
eleven greatest" and each time in
different position.
Blocking, he repeats, is the ends
big assignment. That's on offense.
On defense he has a varied job.
He's the important man on the in
slant of switching from offense to
defense he has the job of going
down under punts. He must crash
interference, not permit plays to
outflank him, tackle, and rush the
passer. And of all these, Fesler
tells you, with the light of battle
in his eyes, that he likes best crash
ing interference.
This isn't a story just for ends
Fesler was more than end. Often
sive and defensive play-forWaro
passing, kicking, and calling sig
nals-Fesler did all Of these and
did them we'll, Sam Willaman, Ohio
States alumnus coach, says.
Like to Practice
"Fesler liked to practice Coach
W.llaman adds. Invariably you'd
find him with a few others, out on
the field and hour before the schcd-
uled time for practice, tossing the
ball, kicking it, receiving and rim
ming. That's one reason he reach
ed the top. Another reason
"He's one player who doesn't need
to be told thing twice. You give
him a warning or a word OF in
struction-casually - and perhaps
weeks later, in tight place, he'll
recall instantly that bit of caution
and use it,"
Because of a half-dozen or more
seemingly impossible catches, Fes-
Ter Will go down in history as one
of the greatest pass-receivlng
threats in modern football. An end
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

WinsloW -Babbit Bros. Trading
Co. purchased wholesale grocery
from Arizona Grocery Company.
Tombstone Closed bank may re-
open.
W;nslow Plans completed for
proposed $15o,0O0 Indian hospital.
Globe SIX Produce Co. to op-
en- market at corner Cottonwood
and South Broad ST.
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY OF MEXICO
Passenger Service Effec July 16, 1881
Mexican Railroad Central Standard
Train No SOuthbOund Train NO. IL Nortnoouho
Mon PLv Nogales (Son Ar 500 AM Tue Thu sat
15AM Ar HermoslHo LV 0:9z PNa Mon Weo rr
525 AM Ar Guaymas Lv 4:3O PM Mon Weo FIJI
Tue Ar Cd Obregon Lv 1885 AM Mon Wed Fri
rIu SAT 515 Ar $40 AM Mon Wed Fri
200 AM Ar Culacan Lv 8:2O PM sun 1ue lnu
wed Fri Mazatlan Lv 100 PM Sun Tue lhu
wed Fri Sun Mazalan Ar 11:10 AM Sun Tue Thu
Thu Sat Mon Guadalajara 1100 AM Sat Mon wed
Thu Sat Mon uadalajara Ar 955 AM Sat Mon wed
Fri Sun Mexico City Lv 7:30 PM Fri Sun Tue
Standard operated through between Noga1es
and the City trains requiring change en-
transfer at Empame Son. Tor Quay
mas dining also available these trains
between Nogales Guadalajara.
For further concerning service fares Pullman
reservations etc. please address, telephone call the under
signed.
p. E.. Baffer Ticket Agent Nogales, Arizona
Mike Levy Freight Passenger Agent Nogaes Arz
j.. Aarcon, G.. F. & P. A., Guadalajara, Mexico
Nogales international., 1931-10-10

Phoenix New water supply sys-
tenn with daily 3O,oOO,Ooo gallon ca
pacity completed at cost of $685.
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-03
DOUBLE MAIN
EVENT OFFERS
LOTS OF FIGHT

Valley residents, who for some
reason or other are unable to gel
away for the week -end holiday, vii
find plenty of diversion tonight al
least, in the boxing card at the I'm
perial Valley Athletic club, headed
by a double main event and sup
ported by couple of preliminaries
that round out a well balanced
schedule.
A last minute change caused by
a mix-up in signing Louis Silva has
given the fans a good break, for
Young David viii replace Silva as
an opponent for Battling Sikh OF
Arizona, and the fight is certain to
be a better one than the original
booking.
David has been coming along like
a cyclone, and last Friday he made
Johnny Torres look like a dirty
deuce in a clean deck. The erst-
while big shot from Los Angeles
didn't have a chance with the little
Filipino and refused to come out
for the fourth rounc after taking a
solid trouncing in the first three,
David taking a technical knockout
decision.
In Sikh. who has met many Of the
good boys in the west, David will
find a tough little hombre, who re-
Gently gave Ignacio Fernandez two
of the toughest fights he ever had,
and Fernandez fought the cham
picn Battalino only a year ago.
The other main event will see
frankie West trying to hammer
Tommy Elks. the Mexican cham
pion, who has battled Jackie Fields,
Young Corbett and Jack Thompson.
Elks has succeeded to the crown
formerly held by Bert Colima as the
idol of the Mexican fans and he
well deserves the praises he gets
from his compatriots. Tommy is
hard hitter and clever boxer. He
viii be up against slugger who
cares nothing about boxing but who
goes into the ring to flatten or be
1lattened.
West has performed here several
times, enough to show the fans that
he hits like a mule kicks. and last
week he kayoed Billy Webb in less
than a round.
In the semi-final, Baby Ruiz, one
of the gamest little fellows who
ever stepped into the local ring, will
take on Kid Chocolate, the wonder
boy from San Diego. Ruiz came
from behind last week after taking
a terrible trouncing from Rush Tor
tolls, and knocked out the Filipino
in the third round.
In the opener Pilino Kilat will
tackle Pilino Garcia OF Calexico,
and these two boys are certain TO
throw plenty Of leather.
The first bout will be called al
9 o'clock and the usual low prices,
including 1000 seats for four bits.
will prevail. Ladies with escorts
viii be admitted to the arena with
out charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-03
STRIBLINC WILL
BE FAVORITE In
TONICHT'S BOUT
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

CLEVELAND, July 3. U.P)-W. L.
(Young) Stribling, one of the few
heavyweight challengerS in history
to go into the ring a favorile, meets
Max Schmeling of Germany tonight
in one of the strangest champion
ship fights ever staged.
The men have not been weighed
in officially.
Even if Stribling wins, he cannot
claim the championship in New
York because the commission there
does not recognize Schmeling as
champion.
Schmeling. the first heavyweight
TO win the championship on foul,
will be fortunate if he fights at
even money.
The rules under which the bout
will be fought are still vague, and
last minute conference of the box
ing commission has been called for
noon today in an attempt to clarity
them
If Stribling emerges as the new
champion, the vanquished Schmel-
ing's present manager. Joe Jacobs,
will have an interest in him, ac-
cording to persistent reports.
Less than $4,000 persons will see
the 15-round bout in Cleveland's
new s3,0000 900 Lake Front stadium,
and the gross receipts will hardly
reach 100000. Although both
fighters are taking a percentage,
the expenses will reach about S375,-
900.
Stribling, the challenger, con-
tinued to rule a favorite today at
1919 and 6-5, with even money
likely to prevail when the two
fighters answer the gong between
10 and 1915 EST. Very little bet
ting was in evidence.
The Cleveland boxing commits
sion's rule that no contest can be
won or lost by low punch has not
been clarified to complete satisfac-
ton. Chairman Art Clulee said
last night that if either man went
down claiming foul, he would be
counted out and then given maxi
mum rest Of five minutes, and if
he refused to continue he would be
declared the loser on a knockout.
If, however, either contestant
lands several intentional blows,
Clulee said he would lay himself
open to disqualification.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-03
Tidball-StOefen
= Leading Doubles

LOS ANGELES, July 3. UP)-
Jack Tidball, University of Califor-
mia at Los Angeles Freshman star,
and Lester Stoefen, Los Angeles,
were sweeping on today toward the
Pacific coast doubles title in play
at the Los Angeles Tennis club.
The Tidball- ll-Stoefen combination
reached the quarter-final round of
play yesterday, and were to meet
Phil Hanna and Hugh Macarthur in
feature contest today
Gerald Stratford and Cranston
Holman of San Francisco, second
seeded pair, also were in the quar-
finals, scheduled to meet Jack
Westsmith and Solly Baiano today.
Other quarter-finalists were Alan
Harrington and Phil Neer, San
Francisco: Henry Gully, Santa Bar
bara, and DR.. Gerald Bartosh, Los
Angeles: Ben Gorchakoff and Gene
Mako, Los Angeles, and Dick Lusch
and Vic Mahoney, also of Los An
geles
Hanna, Gorchakoff, Theodore
Won Eltz and Macarthur were the
chief competitors for the mems sim
giles crown, while DR.. Esther Bar
tosh remained the fayorite to win
the women's title. also in the
quarter final round of play.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-03
Pacific Coast
League Scores
by United Press

The Hollywood Stars are meeting
trouble IL their efforts to retain the
Pacific Coast league leadership, and
today both the Portland Beavers and
San Francisco Seals we're a notch
closer to them.
The Beavers moved up full game
bu shutting out the Seattle Indians
to 0, while the Stars were losing
a 7 to verdict to the Mission Reds.
Hollywood, however is so far ahead
that it has little cause for worry at
present.
The Missions won their game In
the seventh wits rally that netted
four runs. Excellent pitching-t by
Orwoll, who held the Indiars to four
scattered hits, spelled victory for
the Beavers.
The third place Seals, taking their
cue from Sam Gibson, star. hurler,
plastered the Los Angeles Angels
to l. The defeat put the Seraphs
in fifth place by themselves.
The Oakland Oaks had to 60 70
innings before nosing out TIE Sac
ramento Senators, 9 to 3. 1t was
the second straight for the Acorns.