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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

On Monday next the annual gen.
eral assembly of the League of Ma
tions will begin it's deliberations in
Geneva. Switzerland, where so many
futile attempts to solve some of the
burning problems of the modern
world have already been made.
Even staunch believers in the prin-
ciples, the idealism and the useful
ness of the League look forward to
the coming session with diffident ire
pidation, for since it's last general
meeting this world organization has
caused much disappointment, and has
produced no apparent evidence that
its decisions will be more effective
and far-reaching in the future than
they have been in the past.
League Failures.
First of all, the League failed ut
terly and dismally in its attempts to
avert armed hostilities between Japan
and China.
Second; the disarmament confer
ence summoned at the instance of the
League, has produced nothing but
a series of vacations, enjoyed by dele
gates, irritating to an impatient and
frightened world.
Third: efforts to hinder warfare
between BOLIVIA and Paraguay have
to date been unsuccessful
These three principal points-and
many others might be mentioned
leave a painful impression, especially
because it is always remembered that
the League of Nations was created
for the express dual purpose of dis
arming the world, and of keeping
peace among the countries.
POwerlesS Group.
Friends of the League agree with
it's foes that it will remain power
less as long as two of the largest
nations are not affiliated with it,
namely, the United States and Rus
STA. The United States does not want
to join-and the League does not
want Russia to join. AS long as this
situation exists the League can offer
advice only, but cannot change the
course of events.
1t is no secret that the Chinese
Japanese war of last winter might
easily enough have been averted if
the League had enforced the boy
colt paragraph of its fundamental
law against Japan, but as soon as that
mere threat was whispered, the
United States fastened to say that
there could be no American partici-
patton in such a movement. That
statement, of course, killed the plan
at the very moment of its inception,
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
ABLE SPEAKERS TO
BE AT BRAHAM FAIR

The annual community fair at Bra
ham which will take place on Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday of this
week, Sept. %, %, and "a, will offer
among it's attractions speakers from
each of the three dominant political
parties of the state. Einar HOidale
and State Senator Robert C. Bell, both
candidates on the Democratic ticket
for Congress, will speak on Thursday
afternoon; Congressman Paul John
Kvale, candidate for reelection on the
Farmer-Labor ticket, will speak on
Friday; and former Governor Theo-
dore Christianson, candidate for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket, will
address the crowd Saturday. The
speeches will commence at 1870 p. m.
each day.
The slogan of the Braham fair
which has been conducted success
fully for many years, is "a maximum
attraction at minimum expense"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
MiIaca Paper Tells
of Diamond Jubilee

Milaca, a thriving village of
some over 1900 population, staged
a gala celebration in commemora-
ton of the 18th anniversary of
Mile Laos county. The event,
known as Diamond Jubilee took
place Wednesday and was an
nounced by the Mile Laos County
Times in fitting style last week.
The Times, with Fay Cravens as
editor, bent every effort to give the
important event sufficient publicity
by issuing an excellent 26 page
paper. The first section of the edi-
ton was printed on green paper
with well written announcement
of the event on the front page to-
gether with the general run of
news stories and country CORE
spondence throughout the pages.
The remaining two sections of s
pages each with two page insert
contained numerous historic re-
miniscences and large ads from
business institutions of the COM
munity. Four thousand copies of
the paper were issued.
A great spirit of cooperation
was evidenced in the edition and
the event was expected to draw
many of the old settlers from dis
tant as we'll as nearer sections of
the country.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
PINE CITY H. S. TEAM
TO PLAY FIRST GAME
OF FOOTBALL FRIDAY

Coach John Harvey of the Pine
City high school, will send his foot
ball squad against the Aitkin high
school team at Pine City Friday aft
ernoon. Last year Pine City went to
Aitkin and met with defeat and this
year are out to get revenge. A large
number of season tickets for the foot
ball games have been sold at Pine
City and large turnouts are expected
to witness all the contests as the
sport has now come to be firmly es-
tablished in the interest of football
fans at the county seat. The Pine
City team is we'll balanced this year
with several new recruits added to
the number of players returning from
last years eleven.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
TOTAL CROP YIELD
ABOVE AVERAGE
Itemized Production Figures I'm Min.
nesOta are Made Known by Agri.
culture, Dairy and Food
Department.

The probable production of corn,
oats, barley, all wheat, rye, flax, po-
tatoes, and buckwheat on Sept. 1 was
estimated to be 442,3S0,000 bushels,
compared with 334,71S,0OO bushels for
1881. The increase, however, is due
to good yields of corn, oats, and bar
ley for the state as a whole. These
figures were reported by Paul Kirk,
senior statistician of the federal-state
reporting service, in the weekly bull
letin, Farm and Market.
Tame and wild hay production was
estimated on Sept. at 5,317 900 tons.
$4,000 tons less than the five-year
Q924-192S) average.
The forecasted corn production on
Sept. 1 was set at 166,464 900 bushels.
Corn in the drought areas, which COM
prise Wadena, Todd, Ottertail, Wilkin,
Grow Wing, Kanabec, and parts of
the Red River valley, was severely
damaged.
Oats, according to the Sept. re-
ports, were predicted to yield 1877
$4,000 bushels.
Durum wheat, on Sept. 1, was II
per cent normal, two points below the
same date one year ago. The prob
able production was set at 1867, 900
bushels. Spring wheat was reported
on Sept. 1, as probably totaling 49,
100000 bushels.
Flax, on Sept. 1, was forecast as
yielding 5,994,OOO bushels, as COM
pared with 6,027,000 bushels for the
1881 final. Flax production was poor
in dry areas, with sectional grasshop-
per damage.
Milk production for all cows on
Sept. 1, was reported to be 11.6 pounds
per cow, compared with 1872 pounds
for the same date a. year ago.
The potato crop is still uncertain.
The forecast for Sept. was for a
probable crop of 29,760,00O bushels,
four million bushels under the FIVE
year average.
Pastures on Sept. were 81 per cent
of normal.
Minnesota's tobacco crop was esti-
mated at 100000 pounds as compared
with 2,1S5,0OO pounds final yield a
year ago. Curtailed acreage was re-
spOnsible for the decrease.
Apple prospects are poor. The Sept.
forecast is for a crop of $4,000
bushels as compared with 100000
bushels for the 1881 crop.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
HOME BURNS, FAMILY
NARROWLY ESCAPES

Fire of unknown origin partly
destroyed the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Schaaf of Markville,
early Monday morning. Mrs.
Schaaf was awakened when the
baby fused and dropped the bot
tie. Smoke had filed the room
in which the family was sleep
ing. All escaped without serious
injuries except Mr.. Schaff, who
failed to find the door and was
obliged to 60 back through the
flames and crawl out through the
window. His hands were badly
burned and he also suffered some
burns on his back and chest.
Mrs. Herman BabcOck gave him
first aid and he is recovering
nicely.
The family is living in one Of
the Bergman houses until the
home will be ready for occupancy
again. The fire was extinguished
by local men who rushed to the
scene when they heard the cry
of ''fire!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
PRECINCT CHAIRMAN
CHOSEN IN COUNTY
Chairman Erwin Nelson, Makes Public
His List of ROOsevelt.Garner
Club Leaders.

After a careful survey of the county
in which large number of pro-
gressive leaders were interviewed,
Erwin Nelson, chairman of the Pine
County Roosevelt-Garner clubs, has
appointed precinct chairmen for the
various precincts in the county.
While few of those appointed have
not been interviewed, Mr.. Nelson said
he was assured that all of them were
progressive leaders in their respective
communities and as such would un-
doubtedly favor the election of pro-
gressive leaders from the president
down.
About the first of October a county
wide meeting will be held to perfect
the organization. At that time other
officers of the club will be elected
and plans completed for winding up
the campaign with huge majority
for Roosevelt and Garner in Pine
county.
For the present." Mr.. Nelson said.
precinct chairmen will only sign up
members for the Roosevelt-Garner
clubs with the aim of having a large
working organization in a short time.
The purpose of the club is chiefly to
have a means of distributing litera-
ture to those who wish to keep in
formed on the presidential campaign.
Membership in the club costs moth
ing except desire to support Roose-
welt and Garner in the coming cleo
ton. AS the campaign progresses,
rallies will be held in various parts
of the county. The number of Roose-
velt-Garner club members we have
will determine largely the calibre Of
speakers we will be able to get"
1T seems to me-" continued Mr..
Nelson, that after hearing Roose-
velt's speech at Topeka, Kansas, in
which he showed that we have a can
didate for the presidency who under
stands and is in sympathy with the
farm population of the country that
ever farmer and those dependent upon
the farmer for business will all want
to join the clubs so that we may CO.
operate in getting "A New DEAL"
Following are the precinct chair
men appointed by Mr.. Nelson out over
the county:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
TEACHERS WILL MEET
IN ANNUAL INSTITUTE

Jens p. Miller, superintendent of
schools Of Pine county, issued the fol-
lowing announcement to ungraded
school teachers of the county:
The annual Teachers Institute
will be held at Sandstone Monday
October 8, 1882, commencing at a. m.
Teachers of all ungraded schools are
expected to attend. Will you bring
your copy of the state curriculum?
Since this is part of the regular
school work ask that you try to
be there so we can start promptly at
8 o'clock.
You are invited to a luncheon and
program which the Pine County Pub
lie Health Association is sponsoring
during the luncheon hour.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
SCHOOL AFFAIRS
BEFORE BOARD
County Commissioners Grant DissOlu.
tiOn Of District in Wilma Township;
Other Business Transacted.

A number of school petitions came
before the board of county commits
sioners at their meeting in Pine City
Monday and Tuesday. The petition
for dissolving district No. 121 in Will
ma township was granted. 1t now
goes into the unorganized county
school district. The petition for dis
solution of district No. 100, the Clo-
verton school, was laid on the table.
and the petition for dissolving joint
district No. 3S in Pine and Aitkin
counties was denied. Karl X. Hansen
and Hans T. Hansen were set off with
their lands from district No. 46 to
Consolidated district No. in Kama
bee county.
Engineer Harold v. Jorgensen was
authorized to build five bridges in
Keene township, the bridges that
were washed out last year, to be built
by day labor at 25c per hour with 4Oc
for foreman. Local lumber, piling,
and labor is to be used. The engineer
was also authorized to use an unex-
pended balance of $134.14 for gravel
ing on a county aid road in Winde-
mere township.
A delegation appeared in behalf Of
reconstruction of the bridge over
Sand creek on county aid road No. 8
in Partridge township, which was
referred to the engineer.
1t was decided to issue bonds to
the state for $4,000 to take up like
amount of an old bond due in 1888.
The county attorney, M. B. Hurley,
was instructed to interpose an an
swer in court and litigate all matters
open to litigation in the area test
case.
Four requests for temporary relief
were placed on file, some abatement
OF taxes were recommended to the
State Tax Commission, bills allowed,
and other routine matters were at
tended to.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
RECEIVERS FROM RELAPSE

w. P. Gottry, publisher of the Pine
County Pioneer at Pine City, who was
seriously injured in an auto accident
last December, had sudden relapse
Sunday and was very low that night.
He has since steadily improved and
is resting better. Mr.. Gottry recup-
Grated for some months after the ac-
cident and was able to be about on
his feet. Asthma and hay fever COM
bined with his weakened condition
brought on the sudden relapse, and
he had great difficulty in breathing
Sunday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22

Ex-Governor Theodore Christianson
will appear in Askov at the Assembly
hall Saturday evening, Sept. "a, at 8
o'clock. Mr.. Christianson is not a
stranger to Askov and Pine county
people, having made previous appear
ances here while he was governor,
and therefore needs no introduction
as to his ability as a speaker. He
will talk on the issues of the cam
paign in which he is interested as a
candidate for Congress on the Re-
publican ticket.
Large delegations are expected from
Bruno, Willow River and other places
in the county to hear him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
CHRISTGAU WILL RUN
ON SUCKERS NOV. 8

1t is announced that the Christgau-
for-congress forces have issued orders
for 100000 stickers to be used in
behalf of Victor Christgau in the cleo
ton Nov. 8. Mr.. Christgau of Austin,
first district congressman, was de-
feated at the primary election and he
is to use the sticker method to seek
election this fall. It is the plan to
have his stickers in every voting pre-
cinct within the state on Nov. 8.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
WILLOW RIVER GIRL
BECOMES A BRIDE

Miss Lillian Torkelson, daughter of
Mrs. Chris Torkelson who lives west
of Willow River, and Dell Peterson
of Forest Lake, were united in mar
riage at her home at II a. m. Satur-
day by the Rev. David H. Harrington
of Bruno. The young couple will
make their home in st. Paul. Mr..
Peterson is at present engaged in
doing garden trucking. Their many
friends wish them success and pros
perity. r
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
JOHN p. COUGHLIN TO TALK
OVER WCCO MONDAY EVENING

John P. Coughlin, Democratic can
didate for congress and publisher of
the Waseca Herald, will open his
statewide campaign with talk over
radio station WCCO Monday evening,
Sept. 26 at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Coughlin
was born in Minnesota and has re-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22

II think we had better take up the
collection before the sermon this
morning" said a minister to the dea-
con. why so?" asked the deacon.
well, I'm going to preach on the sub
ject Economy" the minister replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
FARMER-LABOR
VICTORY SEEN
Extensive Campaign is Bringing Re.
suits Toward Having People Vote
Entire Ticket I'm November.
BY HENRY G.. TEIGAN

There are less than six weeks OF
political campaigning remaining for
the various contestants for public Of
flee in this state. Election day falls
on November s.
Republican candidates and political
spellbinders have not been much in
evidence up to the present time. The
difficulty experienced by them in sat
1sfying audiences have apparently
them from attempting to
do much on the stump. On that ac-
count, they are resorting to the old
method of spreading scurrilous and
defamatory propaganda regarding the
Farmer-Labor candidates through
the mail.
During the past week several hun
dred thousand copies of Minnesota
Voice" have made its appearance on
the mail routes in all sections Of
Minnesota. 1t reminds one of the
campaigns of 1918 and 1920 when
Charles A. Lindbergh and DR.. Henrik
Shipstead were the standard bearers
of the Nonpartisan Leaguers in the
state. The villainous sheets gotten
out by the Republican party and its
several subsidiary organizations were
much on the order of Minnesota
Voice"
"VOice of Wall Street."
The paper is, however. not making
much of an impression. Mr.. Townley
informed his audiences last week that
the paper should not be termed Min
nesota Voice." but "the Voice of Wall
Street. AS far as the writer has
been able to observe this spokesman
for the plunderbund interests has
made little or no impression upon
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22
STURGEON LAKE

Summary-Two base hits, Mcclellan.
Nelson: j. Cunningham; three base hits,
mcclellan. b. Olson; home runs, REDEEM
baugh; double plays. Hoaglund, unas-
sisted; struck out, by M. Anderson 10,
by Harapat 5. by Westerman 2; bases
4; left on bases. Brook Park z, Sturgeon
Lake b; umpfres. Westman and Bar
Quist; scorer. A. w. Carlson; time, 200.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22

The mind is like the stomach. It
Is not how much you put into it
that counts but how much it digests.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-22

Sturgeon Lake, Pine county
entry i'm the state amateur base
ball tourney at st. Paul this week,
will play its first game today at
IL a. m. against st. Paul Park.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-11
HUNGRY WORKERS
DEMAND RELIEF
IN HAMMOND, IND.
Elect 10 Delegates to
Indiana Hunger
March July 10

HAMMOND, Ind, July 10.-The
unemployed workers in a militant
march on the Township Trustees
office for Poor Relief Thursday
forced the management to recognize
delegation and listen to the read
ing of the demands of the hungry
workers for immediate relief.
A delegation representing the work
ers demanded that forced labor be
abolished, that more and better re-
lief be given to families, that young
and single workers be given relief
without discrimination as to race or
age and that groceries be given
single workers when they have their
own quarters instead of sending
them to slop house where 90 cents
profit is made on each worker.
March Applauded
The workers marched through the
city and were applauded by those
on the sidelines.
Although the office manager of the
Poor Relief called the police, the
mass pressure of the workers forced
her to hear the demands
The Unemployed Council is pre-
pairing a greater mobilization of
unemployed workers for a return
march if the demands are not met.
Delegates for State March
Following the mraeh a mass meet
ing was held where the plan for the
Indiana State Hunger March to In
dianapolis which will take place
July II, was outlined by Comrade
stocker, Nineteen delegates were
elected to participate in the march.
The marchers will demand 25 mil
lion dollars for immediate relief of
the unemployed at special session
of the Legislature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-11
CHARLES ROLLINS
TRIAL POSTPONED
TO TUESDAY
N.A.A.C.P. and Repub-
leans Seek to Betray
Negro Worker

KANSAS CITY, Mo. July 10.--The
case of Charles Rollins, young Negro
framed on an alleged a tack of rape
and robbery, was brought up before
Judge Joseph j. Daugherty for pre-
liminary hearing last week and post
poned until this Teusday. When the
court room was opened, John Love,
the local president of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, was on the job ac-
companied by Attorney Alrner Knox
a Negro politician, who was once Re-
publican state legislator, Charles
China, another local Negro faker, was
also on the job, with a Republican
white lawyer. China is president of
the local Negro Republican club, a
Jim Grow organization.
The purpose of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Colored People and of the Negro Re
publican Club in entering the case
is to block the efforts of the Inter
national Labor Defense and the
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
to save Rollins from the vicious
frame up heaped upon him by the
bosses. Love is doing his best to
encourage Rollins to accept the sole
defense of the NA.ACP. On the
other hand, the local Negro Republi-
can Club is trying to influence him
to accept the defense of the Republi-
can Party.
But despite the efforts of the fax
ers, up to now Rollins still prefers
the League for Struggle for Negro
Rights and the International Labor
Defense, the organization that is de-
Tending the Scottsboro Boys to have
his case.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-11
RUSH ORDERS FOR
AUGUST LIST DAILY
Help Distribute the
One Million Copies

Replying to the professional flag
wavers who are trying to blackjack
the workers into line for Wall Street
war preparations, the Daily Worker
will spread broadcast 100000 of its
special anti-war issue on August l.
The deadline for bundle orders
of the special issue, which sells at
the rate of $500 per thousand, is
July Is. All orders for the issue
must be in the national business
office of the Daily Worker, so E.
18th ST., New York City, by that
date.
The million-cop issue gives militant
workers an excellent opportunity to
reply to war provocations.
Ernest Jahncke, assistant secretary
of the navy, said;
1.-THE struggles of the Argonne have
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History teaches us that whenever
nations, ancient or modern, become
competitors for the controy of any
trade, they will either merge their
interests or fight. In the last analy-
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In other words Jahncke admits
that war is inevitable under capital
ism.
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