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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16

and growing to provide lumber. make
home for game, help to conserve
water for lakes and streams, and to
m AXE an attraction for the more than
a million people who visit in Mime
sofa if care is thrown to the winds
and motorists continue to throw burn
ing cigarettes and cigar butts out of
their cars into the dry grass or brush
along the road.
True sportsmen will always see that
their camp fires are out before leav-
ing and if this custom is followed ev-
cry one will gain I'M health, happiness
and protection of property.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16

Alaska by Seward was once considered
piece of real estate folly. Seward
paid $8,00O,000 for Alaska and since
that time rather vague entity known
as 1--WE" have taken in gold, fish, furs,
etc, something over a billion and a
half of dollars.
Stewards popular fame rests on this
purchase, which wasn't a purchase as
far as Seward was concerned, but a
semi-legitimate way of doing a little
international bribery. Seward knew he
was buying gold brick and it is
nothing to his credit that the brick
turned out in after years to have
some unsupported gold in it.
Why history should be ever ringing
in praise of the Seward purchase in
face of other much better buys that
are rarely mentioned is mystery that
advertising campaigns can explain.
Jefferson bought Louisiana from Ma
poleon for $25,OOO,0O0, and that large
section of the United States, running
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Cana
dian border, is worth hundred Alas
kas and then some. If we were to add
up what "we' have taken out of the
Louisiana purchase and compare it
with the price Jefferson paid, it would
show that Jefferson was a far better
Judge of real estate than Seward.
Just where the analogy lies between
the Virgin Islands and Alaska we are
unable to determine. We bought the
Virgin Islands for military reasons
and there is a possibility, though not
a probability, that some day there will
be some military use for them. Until
that time we will have to support the
people we bought from Denmark. A
strict sense of morality might insist
that this is an inadequate punish
ment for buying people who are not
permitted to have anything to say
about the transaction. In any event,
we cannot share Mr.. Brisbane's optim-
ism. We happened to make a good
buy when we bought Alaska, but there
isn't any reason to assume that these
specks of islands will ever be any
thing else than what President Hoover
called them-a permanent poorhouse.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
HELP CONSERVE

With the fishing season, in general,
Just around the corner ushering in the
Z ont door season of Minnesota extreme
caution should be taken by everyone
to prevent forest fires.
The 1881 annual Minnesota Forest
Conservation week has been pro-
claimed for the week of April "a to
May 1 and Arbor and Bird day will be
on Friday, May 1.
1t should be remembered that there
has been little rainfall during the
past two years and this should be suf-
fcient to make the fire hazard appar-
ent to everyone. Also the lack of
snowfall the past winter has added to
the moisture deficiency.
The forests cannot be kept green
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16

and gangster make no pretense but
what they are outlaws. The pro-
moter attacks the very foundation OF
society by insidious means.
The promoters and boosters appar-
emily had plenty of pine apples" in
the following counties: Koochiching
1880 mills; Cook county, 155.4S
mills; Cass county, 127.47 mills; and
Aitkin county, 124 mills. The aver
age for the whole state is 64.20 mills
How would you like to have a
partly cleared farm in one of these
counties. assessed at $4,000, with a
mortgage of about $1,000 at or Z
per cent?
w. r. NEWMAN.
Hinckley, MINI. April 10.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
WHERE ARE WE GOINGs

M. Alexander, Chisago Co., Mimi, in
The Farmer:
Where are we going. what do we
gain? Not nation in the world has
so great difference between the rich
and the poor. No nation has so much
crime, greed and selfishness; instead
of statesmen we have politicians, in
stead of teachers we have men of
sports, instead of preachers we have
defenders of wealth, instead of men
of justice we have disputants of law.
The rich man is wise in his own con-
ceit; but the poor who hath under
standing searcheth him out.
He that Oppresseth the poor re
proacheth his Maker. Their feet run
to evil, and they make haste to shed
innocent blood; their thoughts are
thoughts of iniquity; wasting and
destruction are in their paths. The
way of peace they know not. And
there is no judgment in their goings.
They have made them crooked paths;
whatsoever goeth therein shall not
know peace. Yea, they are greedy
dogs which can never have enough
and they are shepherds that cannot
understand; they all look to their
own way, everyone for his gain from
his quarter, and judgment is turned
away backward, and Justice standeth
afar off; for truth is fallen in the
street and equity cannot enter. Go
to now, We rich men, weep and howl
for your miseries that shall come
upon you. Your riches are corrupted,
and your garments are moth eaten.
Your gold and silver is cankered
and the rust of them shall be a
witness against you, and shall eat
your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasures together for the
last days. Behold the hire of the
laborers who have reaped down your
fields which is of you, kept back by
fraud, GRIFFITH; and the cries of them
which have reaped are entered into
the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. Ye
have lived in pleasure on the earth
and been wanton; We have nourished
your hearts as in day of slaughter
The nation that will not serve the
Lord shall perish; yea, those nations
shall be utterly wasted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16

Brainerd Tribune: Some of our ex-
changes are advocating the early con-
struction of the Nicaragua Canal. Some
they evidently do not realize, what
the Panama Canal has done to the
Middle West. Time enough to build
the Nicaragua, when we have the st.
Lawrence Waterway and the compile
ton of the nine-foot channel in the
Mississippi, so that the central part of
the country has access to the ocean,
giving it somewheres near equal OPP
portunity, with the sea board states.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
The Success Family.

The father of Success is Work.
The mother of Success is Ambition.
The oldest son is Common Sense.
Some of the other. boys are Perse-
verance, Honesty, Thoroughness, Fore
sight, Enthusiasm, and Cooperation.
The oldest daughter is Character.
Some of her sisters are Cheerful
ness, Loyalty, Courtesy, Care, Econ
omy, Sincerity, and Harmony.
. The baby is Opportunity.
Get acquainted with the "old man.
and you will be able to get along
pretty well with the rest of the family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
FLEMING TOWNSHIP

Little Venus Beavens celebrated
her second birthday among few
friends last week, March 80.
Henry Alters had the misfortune to
badly lacerate the small finger on his
right hand Sunday morning by letting
a calf pull rope through his hand.
The rope had a double snap on the
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Market and chill
dren visited at the Ed and Leon
Beavens homes Sunday afternoon.
Farmers are busy at this time
seeding and getting land in shape to
seed. Some are earlier than others.
The weather has been most disagree
able for field work too.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
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, 1931-04-16
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)

Mile Laos County Times: 1t is said
that the rumble of the presses in the
government printing office at Wash
ington annoyed President Hoover
when he was vetoing the Muscle
Shoals government owned power bill
on the theory that it is wrong for
the government to compete with pri-
vate business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-16
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ALASKA
1.-THE Minneapolis Tribune)

TINE MINNEAPOLIS IFIDuHe)
Mr.. Brisbane, whose mental process
es we sometimes follow, with diff
Guilty, sees some hope for the Virgin
Islands as a real estate purchase by
Uncle Sam. Mr.. Brisbane is an in
corrigible real estate enthusiast, and
as an investor he takes consolation
out of the fact that the purchase of
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

Mrs. Andy Hudson, J. r. Belts, Ro-
land West, Vernon McCabe, Capt. j.
S. Pruitt and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
West.
During the business meeting a re-
port of the chicken salad supper
was given and about $45 was clear
ed.
The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Mrs. Nettie West; vice president,
Mrs. Myrtle Hickman; treasurer,
Mrs. Mae Phillips; secretary, Mrs.
Marion Noble.
It was decided to give a play De-
cember IL and committees appoint
ed to select a suitable one.
The members passed a resolution
to buy a ton of coal for the church.
Following the business meeting
the committee on entertainment was
in charge, assisted by their host and
hostess. Delicious refreshments
were served, after which the meet
ing adjourned to meet next month
at the home of Mrs. Mae Phillips.
Entertainment committee will be
Mrs. Clara McCabe and Mrs. Hazel
Hudson.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
ANCIENT MILFORD BEACON

One of the newspapers of the last
century printed in Milford was the
milford Beacon" a six column,
four page local paper, which was
well edited and printed fine, with
the facilities of it's time. Recently a
well preserved copy of the milford
Beacon" dated September /, 1849,
was sent to this Office by Mrs. Les
ter Hopkins of Newburgh, New
York, and it is indeed interesting to
the folks who lived in Milford 65 or
rs years ago.
Mrs. Hopkins is a descendant of
the late N. J. Daniels of near Mil
ford, and the paper was addressed
to him through the Milford Post Of
flee.
Milford has always enjoyed a To-
cal paper which was prominent in
public welfare, such as schools, bus
mess and manufacturing enterprises
for a century. The days just be-
fore the Civil War produced strong
abolition adovates in the News and
Advertiser, and the Milford Beacon
seems to have kept Milford before
the people in it's business places.
Since the Civil War the Chronicle
has taken up the torch and banner
of progress for agriculture, for the
church, for public schools, and edu-
cation of all the people and for NOR
al standards of life for the govern
ment of State, county, town and ru-
raj communities.
The people are responding to eff
forts for better conditions and are
proud of Delaware history made by
our newspapers. May the end of the
present century and the beginning
of the year 1000 be as rich in world
welfare and as far in the lead of
progressive methods of business and
moral welfare, as the present and
past history records as are now
made.
The Milford Beacon served we'll
its purpose as did the News and
Advertiser under able editors for
human liberty.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
E=lN%
CANVAssING FOR RELIEF

A nation wide movement to collect
funds for the unemployed has be-
gun, and President Hoover has ask
ed the American people to provide
generous funds for this cause. 1t
will be intolerable, in this age of
superb material development, that
any of our people should be hungry
and cold. Our rich acres and our
marvellous workshops are capable
of producing the necessaries of life
for all.
Some people of course are un-
worthy, and they can never expect
anything more than bare subsist-
ence. The great majority of the un-
employed suffer because of the COM
plicated nature of the modern indus
trial system. That system is a most
marvellous scientific development,
save in exceptional circumstances
when it does not fully function.
1t produces an enormous surplus
when running well, which should be
sufficient to carry all our people
over hard times. 1t is up to all who
are comfortable, and still more up
to those who are wealthy, to hold
out the helping hand.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
THE AMERICAN STANDARD

Much is said about what is called
the American standard of living. 1t
is felt that it should be possible for
Industrious and useful people to OBJ
tain comfortable homes, sufficient
food, decent clothes, and some saw
ings for old age.
There is an American standard of
community life, also. There are
many towns where people usually
obtain the essentials like food and
clothing, but the community is not
up to a decent American standard
They have disorderly home grounds,
poor looking business buildings,
they lack park spaces, their schools
are inferior Communities that are
poorly equipped and maintained
need not expect they will attract am
bilious people.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
TEAM WORK IN TOWNS

Modern athletic development
places a high value ON team work. A
football team may have a marvellous
team of star players. But if each
one of them is thinking only of his
own glory, and is not willing to sub
ordinate himself to the needs of the
team, and submit to the orders of
his captain and manager, that team
is likely to be beaten by others with
a better idea of team play.
This idea is so thoroughly COM
pretended by the athletic depart
ments of schools and colleges, that
most of the football and baseball
teams display good team work. They
are trained to play together as a
unit. Any player who can not ad-
just himself to that idea is consid-
cred undesirable.
In the life of our towns. however,
this idea of team play is not so we'll
understood. Some years ago, it was
not grasped at all, and the various
individuals all worked exclusively
for themselves and gave very little
attention to community efforts.
But of late years in progressive
towns, there has been a better COM
prehension of the idea that the citi-
zens and business men can not we'll
devote all their attention to their
personal ends. If they just hustle
for their own cash account all the
time, they will neglect certain
things that must be done if the COM
munity is to grow in prosperity.
They also fail to get many needed
social and educational advantages.
Certain organized activities must
be carried on. Some kind of bust
ness organization is needed, to re-
move obstacles to prosperity, to en-
courage new industries, and to Sc
cure favorable advantages. Work
also needs to be done for beautifi-
cation, school development, and
many forms of improvement. If the
people of a town can't give time and
to such interests, there is
no team work there, and the town
will be a loser in the great Ameri-
can game.
Milford has Rotary as its one ac-
tive effort for public progress.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
GROWTH OF THE Future

In past years, there has been an
enormous amount of speculative and
forced booming of towns. People
have rushed hither and thither to
buy land and start business in COM
munities where there seemed a
chance of a big growth. Today
most of the artificial booms have
collapsed.
The result has been to give people
a distrust of communities whose
growth appears to be based on in
adequate grounds. To make sub
stantial growth, a town needs well
established industrial plants and
concerns that supply essential
needs, and which are well managed
and enterprising. 1t needs to have
a successful farm population in the
outlying region. Community growth
of the future will be based less on
booming, and more on faithful and
progressive work in the industries.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
THE PLEASING COMMUNITY

Although substantial industries
are the first essential of growth, yet
community is pretty sure to go
ahead when it's exterior appearance
is pleasing to the eye. 1t is about
like the case of the girl with the
pretty face and manners. Somehow
she seems to win out. So We see
nearly all the girls taking care of
their personal appearance, and
those who look seedy and careless
are overlooked.
1t is much the same with a COM
munity. If it is handsomely kept up,
if it has pleasing homes and home
grounds, if it's business places are
attractive, people are drawn to it.
1t satisfies their sense of beauty and
neatness, and they feel it has sub
stantial qualities of intelligence and
care. If you want Milford, or your
own town or village, to go ahead,
do your part this year by little
better care of your home place.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

deposit of $2OS.33. Two per cent OF
that average is $4.16. But $4.16 is
only eight one-hundredths of one
per cent of Bill's income of $4,000.
Not even one mill in the dollar!
Only eight-tenths of a mill.
The government reports there is
an extra billion dollars in currency
in the hands of all of us which is
being boarded in socks, stoves and
safe deposit boxes. If that billion
or an appreciable part of it, can be
put to work instead of lOafing. it will
star the business wheels turning and
benefit all of us.
The President has taken the lead
in bringing about positive action to
remove the cause of one of the fears
of the American people. His step
took courage as well as sound judg-
ment Isn't it the duty of each of
us to follow his lead and put fear
behind us?
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
RAILROAD DIFFICULTIES

The railroads are permitted by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
to raise certain classes of rates tenn
porarily. This action is taken prin-
cipally as a means of protecting
railroad bond issues, on the safety
of which the assets of banks, insur-
ance companies, etc, depend.
This decision comes far from
solving the problems of the railroads
which suffer severely from competi-
ton from trucks, buses, pipe lines
and airplanes. The country needs
prosperous railroads, if these COM
panies are to employ labor fully and
give good service. But raising rates
is not always the way to prosperity.
Reducing costs is a more secure way
of finding it.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
SIXTY SUGGESTIONS

The recently rendered report of
the Wickersham commission on law
enforcement and crime, contained so
definite suggestions. Every one of
these suggestions by these eminent
Investigators should be thoughtfully
considered. Congress should refer
them to the proper committees.
Every one of the state legislatures
should take them up, and probably
the majority of them call for action
by the separate states. 1t has been
unfortunate in the past, many Sc
rious problems which have troubled
the American people, were investi
gated by able inquiries, but that no
consistent attempt was made to car
ry out their recommendations They
may have had some influence over
students who looked into these ques-
tions. But in the main these eXpen-
sive inquiries, made at the cost of
great effort and good deal of
money, accomplished little result.
The American people are hopping
mad, as our grandfathers used to
say, about the outrages committed
by the gunmen and the gangsters.
They can well call for aggressive
action by the police forces all over
the country. But such action alone
will not cure this trouble.
Many far-reaching things will
have to be done. Many changes in
laws and judicial procedure will
probably be necessary. The Wicker
sham commission find that there are
"far too many loopholes of escape
for the guilty person., and too many
"technicalities favorable to the ac-
cused."
1t is time for a vigorous nation
wide movement for such changes in
laws and politics as will make it
possible to put the gunmen in jail.
The legislators and politicians who
take an interest in this movement
will be rewarded by the gratitude
of the people, and it will show fit
ness for higher office.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

Donald Evans and Miss Sadie
Campbell, James Evans and Miss
Helena Walters visited ChincO-
league, Va, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bader and daughter
Ruth and Frank fitzpatrick spent
the weekend in Wilmington.
Mrs. Harry Williams and son Har
old of Highland Park, Pa, spent the
weekend here with her husband
and his mother, Mrs. S. c. Williams
and Mrs. Sadie Williams. Mrs. S. c..
Williams, who severa weeks ago had
the misfortune to fall, breaking her
hip, is not any better at this time.
Keep in mind the chicken supper
to be served Saturday evening, No
vember 7, at West Breeze, Bethany
Beach.
The Cleaners Club held their reg
ular monthly meeting Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac P. West.
The following were present: Mrs.
Clara McCabe, Mrs. Nettie West,
Mrs. Viola Belts, Mrs. Myrtle Long,
Mrs Myrtle Hickman, Miss Sara
Neff, Mrs. Mae Phillips, Mrs. Arlan-
ia Wharton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Townsend, Mrs. J. S. Noble, Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30
Milford. Friday, October 80. 1881
PROFITS AND SERVICE

Many of our philosophers tell us
that the motive behind business
should be changed People should
go into business primarily to render
service, not to gain profits, they tell
us. The eager haste to get rich,
they say. brings on speculation and
imitation that lead to a crash and
cause hard times.
How far can we go toward that
noble ideal? OF course, business
and industry can not exist without
reasonable profits. Modern civili-
cation has built up a wonderful in
dustrial equipment, which makes
living infinitely more comfortable.
People provide that equipment by
saving their money, and investing it
in banks and industrial enterprises.
If there are to be no profits, no one
could be expected to save any money
or put it into commercial enter
prises. Our existing equipment
would wear out, and we should re-
turn to primitive conditions. The
owner of industry is entitled to a
fair profit, the same as the wage
Garner is entitled to fair pay.
Back in 1928 and 1929 great profits
were made in many industries.
Great sums were distributed in ex-
ira dividends, stock subscription
rights, etc. Such distributions gave
the spectators a vastly eXagger-
ated idea of the value of securities.
Prices were pushed up to such an
inflated level, that the bubble blew
up with a big explosion.
Probably the average holder of
industrial and railroad stocks has
suffered losses as the result of this
speculation, which are many times
as much as all the extra dividends
he gathered in. He would have
been better off if he had had no
extra dividends, and business had
kept along more evenly.
1t would be better for many COM
panies in the future, instead of dis
tributing so much money in So
called melons, to set money away
in reserves that would see them
through hard times without throw
ing their people out of work.
Milford chronicle., 1931-10-30

Today, when people can drive
many miles in automobiles, compe-
tition is equally between town and
town. The town that gets a reputa-
tiOn as an enterprising center, draws
trade from all the outlying country.
The merchant of today need not
worry so much about the fellow
across the way. Anyone who does
his full share of advertising will get
his share of the town trade. He has
to look out that he gives such intel
ligent service in his store, that his
salespeople are so truthful and help
full and interested, that. he helps to
hold the trade of his own town and
draw trade from elsewhere.