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Evening star., 1932-05-01

Updegrove. Zella Fitton, John Mellott
Jack Harp, Albert Sutherland and Ed
ward Milton Sutherland
Mr.. and Mrs. William E Fuller have
returned to their home in Cumberland
Md, after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Reid
Mrs. S. M. Cole has left for her home
in Parkersburg. w. Va, after a visit
to her daughter, Mrs. K. H. Noe.
Mrs. Arthur Cover of Pittsburgh Is
the guest of her brother -inlaw and
sister Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Bixler.
Mrs. N r. Coleman of Richmc--d is
the guest of her nephew and niece
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dexter Davis.
Mrs. Harold Lamb and her son
Donald Lamb, arrived home last week
after spending a month with her sis
ter. Mrs Charles Sears, In Long
Meadow, Mass
Miss Mary Booker of Ridgeland, Pa.
was the week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar CARRIER.
Mrs E. F. Walker of South Boston
Va. spent last week with her brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ
Start.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mattingly OF
Washington were week end guests OF
the latters parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
E. Kidwell.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
OF Personal Interest
To Washington Residents

The donors luncheon at the May
flower Hotel Monday, May 9, given by
the Sisterhood of the Eighth Street
Temple for the benefit of the new Sab
bath school house, will have as their
guest speaker Mrs. Eleanor Patterson.
Mrs. Henry Lewis is president OF the
sisterhood.
The father and sons banquet Of the
Amity Club took place Thursday night
at the Community Center with an in
teresting program. Several members OF
the Washington ball team were guests
of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz were
hosts at dinner last night at the Am
bassador Hotel.
Lansburgh. Mrs. Alexander Wolf and
Mrs. Edwin Hahn motored to Tide
water, Va, Thursday to see the gar
dens in that vicinity and are spending
few days of this week at the Cavalier
at Virginia Beach.
Miss Natalie Peyser, who was the
guest of her brother-in-laW and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Peyser. on
Chevy Chase parkway for three weeks,
has returned to her home in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Schloss were
hosts Friday night at the Wardman
Park supper dance in celebration OF
the 18th birthday anniversary of their
daughter, Miss Evelyn Schloss. Thirty
guests were in the party
The Spring dance of the Baltimore
Chapter of the Pi Tau Pi Fraternity
took place at the Suburban Club last
night and was largely attended. A
large party of Washingtonians motored
over for the affair and for the opening
dance of the club tonight A luncheon
for the fraternity members. both Wash
ington and Baltimore, will be given
today at 10 O'Clock at the Rail Grill
Miss Janet Neuman of Scranton, Pa,
is the guest of Miss Deborah Mae
Lehman at Woodley Park Towers.
Mrs. Philip Peyser is visiting her
-lother. Mrs. Morris Bloom, in Mem
pais, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Sworzyn and
their young daughter Maryllin motored
to Toledo, Ohio, last week to visit
relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. William Garner OF
Newport News. Va. were recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs Sol Peyser, en- route
home from Reading, Pa.
The last meeting of the Council OF
Jewish Women for the season will take
place Tuesday at 2:15 O'Clock at the
| Community Center The opening
prayer will be given by Mrs. David
Frank. Mrs. Harry Benton, president
and the chairman of all committees
will give their annual reports preceding
the election of officers for the en-
/ suing year A musical program has
been arranged and will be followed by
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Law Observance Dinner
Planned Monday, Nav {

Among the hostesses for the law OBJ
servance dinner, to be given at the May
flower May 9, under the leadership Of
Mrs. William Tilton, Mrs. Rushmore
Patterson and Mrs. Henry Alvale Strong
are Mrs. Jennie Bailey Woodleigh, DR..
Lauretta Kress. Mrs. F. c. Brinley. Mrs.
George Ross, Mrs. E. M Gustofsen, Mrs,
E. L. Eaten, Mrs. Alvin Day, Mrs. E E.
Norwood, Mrs. Lelah Farmer and Miss
Claire Lusby, whose guests of honor will
be Miss Mary Harris Armour of Georgia,
DR.. and Mrs. Andrew Brodie, Dr. and
Mrs. E. C. Dinwiddie, Miss Laura
Church and Miss Ella Church.
Evening star., 1932-05-01

afternoon. in conjunction with the reg
ular monthly meeting, was great sue
cess. About 500 sheets were collected
for the benefit of the hospitals in Pal
estine Mrs Morris Gevirz, chairman.
and her assistants received much aid,
and the generous contributions to the
worthy cause are greatly appreciated.
An interesting program was given. in
cluding musical numbers, interesting
talks by Mrs. Herman Hollander and
Mr.. Ben-Zion Emanuel. followed by tea
The attractive table was decorated in
white Spring blossoms and lighted blue
candles. Several members acted as
hoSteSses.
The meeting of the Young Peoples
League will take place tonight at 8
O'Clock in the vestry rooms CT the tenn
pie, with a book review and current
events.
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to spend the week end ct her home,
after attending the May dance at
Goucher College, in which Miss Behr-
end participated. Mr. and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Behrend were hosts at the din
ner dance at the Shoreham Hotel last
night for their young guests, when
covers were laid for 10.
Mrs. Daisy Lesser and Mrs. Bertha
Heckinger were joint hostesseS at
| luncheon and cards Friday at Har-
veyS, entertaining the Afternoon Card
| Club.
Mrs. Louis Simon will return today
to her apartment in Woodley Park
Towers after a two weeks visit in
New York, the guest Of her son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Merryle
Stanley Rukeyser.
Dr.. Milton Hahn Of Arkansas City,
Kans., was the guest last week of rela-
tives, accompanied by his sister, Miss
Rae Hahn, who has been visiting her
| brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Heller, for several weeks.
They will go to Atlantic City today to
attend the Medical Congress at the
| Graymore en- route to their home in
the West.
DR.. and Mrs. Sanford Rosenthal have
returned to their home at 2700 Connec-
ticut avenue from a weeks visit in
Philadelphia. Mrs Mathilde Rosenthal
who spent some time with relatives in
Nashville, Term. also has returned.
Miss Evelyn Schloss is the week end
guest of Miss Louise Greenvald in Bal
timore.
Mrs. William Thalhimer Of Richmond
Va, motored here for few days last
week and was the guest of her parents,
Mr ND
Varnum street.
Miss Bertha Rice had as her guests
in her apartment at 1929 Connecticut
avenue Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Simon OF
New York, en- route to their home after
spending the Winter in Florida.
The Sisterhood of the Adas Israel
Congregation will celebrate Mothers
night tomorrow at O'Clock in the tenn
pie with an elaborate program.
The HadaSsah linen and sheet shower
held at the community center Tuesday
Evening star., 1932-05-01

The rose. emblem of secrecy. was
formerly hung over the table where
guests were entertained in token that
nothing heard there was to be re-
peated
Evening star., 1932-05-01
CON TRACT BRID GE

In our Bridge Department you
1DilI find the most attractive de-
signs in cards, tdllieS and table
coUerS and the latest helps in
Contract Bridge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
Not II He Knows His Oats.

A small boy astride a donkey was
taking some supplies to an army camp
in Texas not long ago. He reached
camp just as detachment of soldiers.
preceded by a band. was on parade.
The lad dismounted and held the
bride of the donkey tight in his hand.
why are you holding on to your
brother so hard?" teasingly asked enc
of a group of soldiers who were
standing near by.
I'm afraid he might enlist" re-
piled the youngster, without batting
an eyelash.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
THE TRUTH ABOUT PROHIBITION

Editor Askov American:
We have been hearing much in this
political campaign about how the
Eighteenth Amendment has failed and
how much better off our country will
be when the amendment is repealed.
May correct some of this misin-
formation, spread by propagandists,
many of whom are paid to dissemin-
ate false knowledge.
A Chicago paper in pre-prohibition
days made this statement, $4,000
women and girls frequent the back
rooms of saloons every twenty-four
hours on Madison, Clark and Cottage
Grove avenue" This was only a
small section of the city and one can
only wonder how many there were in
the entire city of Chicago and every
other city as we'll. Can we honestly
say that conditions are worse today?
The Youth Movement, embracing
five million young people of 43 de-
nominations, passed ringing resolu-
tiOns in favor of prohibition. Does
that look like our youth are all bad
as result of the law in question?
No generation Of young people have
ever been SO maligned as those of
today-by the infamous propaganda
of the vets.
John Mitchell, former president of
Mine Workers of America says: II
believe that liquor has contributed
more to the moral, intellectual and
material deterioration of the people,
and has brought more misery to the
defenseless women and children than
any other agency in the history of
mankind"
Before prohibition there were no
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ton of the educational costs. II the
income tax payers were distributed
equally in counties. much help might
come to the farmers from this tax.
But this is not so. The income taxes
are collected in a very few counties.
Milwaukee gets half of it; sixty five
per cent of it is collected in five coun-
ties, the state having roughly sixty
counties; and the balance is SO scat
tered as to be largely negligible. To
make the income tax less hopeful than
those figures show, practically all Of
the heavy income tax payments fall
in four or five counties.
Figures from the Wisconsin Tax
Commission show that the total tax
levy in the state of Wisconsin by the
state, counties and other subdivisions
was $50 900 in 1915, $105,000, 900
in 1920, $13S.OOO,00O in 1925, and
$1S4 900, 900 in 1880. Income, motor.
inheritance and like taxes increased
during that period from SO, 100000 to
$50. 100000 A very substantial
growth but not sufficient to relieve
the staggering burden of the property
owner.
The largest public expenditures are
for education. This educating has en-
abled large numbers to increase their
earning power. Some apparently still
manage to secure large incomes for
themselves without the aid of an edu-
cation, and some fail to increase their
earnings although they have enjoyed
good education. If the former class
can be made to reimburse the state
for the loss incurred in trying to
train the latter class, then our edu-
catiOnal system would be self-support-
ing. The only state which has such
system is the state of Delaware
where a state income tax supports
the entire educational system. In the
neighboring state of Iowa a $5,000,-
900 income tax is planned for the pur-
pose of supporting the entire educa-
tional system. Taxpayers in the state
of Minnesota can realize both their
hope for an income tax and its ap-
plication for the support of our
schools if they will but insist that
the proposed amendment be so
worded as to guarantee them that
the revenue derived from the income
tax be applied where the greatest
need exists.
KARL r. Won SCHENK.
Bruno. MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
ST. LOUIS COUNTY MAN WRITES

Editor AskOv American:
From reading the American | as
sumo that there is a hot campaign
on down your way. Seems that you
have some good scrappers in that
neck of the woods.
However, suffered extreme mental
anguish on reading your open letter
to your former legislator. No doubt
he needs the job, and the people will
not vote for him if you persist in CIV
ing them the record. Don't tell 'em
about the Brooks Coleman bill, Child
Labor Amendment, Stockwell's power
amendment and a lot of other bills
affecting public welfare.
Things look good in this neck of
the woods. l believe Olson will carry
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03

the county by good margin. So will
the congressional candidates. hope
that several very fine legislative can
didates make the grade. and indica-
lions point to their success.
l am especially interested in the
candidacy of j. L. Peterson for Con-
gress. l have known him all his life
and will gamble on his honesty and
courage. We need a man of his CALI
Der in the place of the man who is
representing this district at the pres
ent time.
With kindest regards and hope of
success.
H. w. DART.
Proctor, Mimi, Oct. 80, 1892.
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are paying more taxes now than they
should be paying. The reason for this
is obvious. The 1891 state levy
against general property alone
amounts to $15,069,O3S. This is an
increase of $3,973,469 over the levy of
$11. O95,569 in 1880. These are the
official figures from the records of
the state tax commission.
The combined state and local levies
in 1880 were $123,595,593 in compare
son to $12O,382,972 in 1881. This de-
crease in the combined levies was the
result of a $7,1S6.O7O cut in local ex-
penditures made by the county, town
ship, school district, and village
boards. But the increase of approx
imately $4.O00,OO0 in the state levy
wiped out more than half of the local
savings. If most of the farmers that
you have talked to are paying a little
less in taxes this year than they did
last year it is because the local ex-
penditures in Pine county were de-
creased $75,544, while at the same
time, the state increase amounted to
$18,565. If Governor Olson had held
down appropriations, there could have
been state decrease instead of an
| increase of over eighteen thousand
dollars, in which case our taxes would
have been still lower than they now
are.
You also state that the Republicans
are talking a lot about economy i'm
this campaign, and ask how they are
going to cut five million dollars in
appropriations. Now, Mr.. Johnson,
when you ask this question, you are
either not fully informed how our
executive and legislative departments
of the state function, or else you are
of the same opinion as Governor Oh
son that it can't be DONE
Former Governor Christianson GER
tainly showed the way to cut item
after item in appropriations made by
the legislature, and he often warned
them in advance that expenditures
must be held down to the minimum.
Governor Olson gave aid and comfort
to the spenders who appealed to the
| legislature for funds. He announced
he would sign appropriation bills.
The lid was off. Earle Brown says
he will go Mr.. Christiansm one bet
ter in state economy and reduction of
state taxes. And, why shouldn't he,
| when so many of us had to scratch so
hard to get enough to pay our last
half of the taxes yesterday, and when
so many of us are unable to raise
enough money to pay any taxes.
The official payrolls, open to pub
lie inspection, show the following
salary increases have been granted
since Governor Olson took office: 81
employees in the Game and Fish De-
partment, totaling $6,12O; employees
Fin the Governors office, totaling
$1,12O; IA employees in the Banking
Department, totaling $5,49O; 20 en-
ployees in the Public Examiners Of
flee. totaling $4,000; Is employees in
the Rural Credit Bureau, totaling
S2,94O. These are all annual salary
increases in five departments alone,
amounting to $4,000. This does not
include salaries to new employees adj
ded to the payroll This is the re-
suit of Governor Olson's promised
''housecleaning."
Yours very truly,
ALBERT JOHNSON.
Sandstone. Mimi, Nov. 1. 1882.
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assured that the principles and ideals
as set forth in these articles would
be realized then all would be we'll.
Unfortunately. Mr.. Jones does not fare
quite so we'll when he attempts to
answer some of the objections OF the
opposition to this amendment. In
answer to the objection on the part
of the opposition that the proposed
tax will not be replacement tax,
Mr.. Jones argues that none has so
far been able to devise an income
tax to take the place of all other
taxes. And that everyone expects
that when a statutory bill is drafted
that it will be so drafted that the
revenue derived therefrom will be
used to replace some other form Of
tax now collected on property. This
is a Misrepresentation of the objec-
tion. Opposition to the amendment
is not asking for an income tax to
replace all other taxes. What the
opponents to this amendment do de-
mand, however, is that the amend
ment be so worded as to guarantee
us that taxes on property will be re-
duced in an amount equal to the sum
to be collected on incomes. And the
fact that everyone expects that when
a statutory bill Is finally enacted into
law that it will be so drafted that
the revenue derived from the income
tax will replace some tax now car
ried by real property does not assure
us of the fact that we will not be dis
appointed in our expectations as we
have been before when we were told
that the increase in rate on gross
earnings of railroads would reduce
property taxes, only to find that
taxes. nevertheless Increased. The
same arguments were used in refer
ence to the inheritance tax, the gross
earnings tax on insurance companies,
telegraph and telephone companies,
the increase in the tax on lands con-
tanning iron ore and the occupational
and royalty tax on iron ore. 1t has
all helped to swell the state treasury
with more money for the tax spender,
but the things that you hoped for
and were promised to you did not
happen, on the contrary, your taxes
have steadily increased.
With this experience before us. the
promise that the income tax will be
replacement tax should be an ac-
complished fact. And l do not be-
lieve that property owners will vote
for this amendment unless it is so
worded as to assure us definitely that
the income tax will be replacement
tax.
The objection by the opposition that
the income tax has been a failure
elsewhere is true in the sense that it
has not reduced the taxes on property
in actual dollars and cents. The sue
cess of the Wisconsin system is fire.
quently referred to. Fifty per cent
of the normal income tax in Wiscon-
sin goes to the locality where the in
come taxpayer lives. Ten per cent
goes to the county and forty per cent
to the state to be used roughly for
the cost of collecting and some reduc-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
ATTORNEY JOHNSON'S REPLY

Mr.. BeaufOrd w. Johnson,
Pine City, Minnesota.
Dear Mr.. Johnson:
| today received your letter dated
October 80, 1882, asking me some
questions and stating that they will
be published in the Askov American
this week, and requesting me to an
swer them. will do the best l can
in the limited time l have to get this
letter in this weeks paper.
Yes, many farmers in Pine county
are paying more taxes this year than
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
HOW PROPOSED INCOME TAX
WILL AFFECT PROPERTY OWNERS
editor AskOv American:

Editor Askov American:
Fundamentally, our national, state
and local governments are facing a
financial crisis. Which means, in
other words. that their income is not
sufficient to cover their expenses.
Something must be done to assure the
solvency of our government. Our pri-
vate credit system has become almost
immObilized because of the huge debts
which governments, corporations and
individuals have contracted prior to
the fall in commodity prices and can
not now be paid at present prices.
With the drying up of our private
credit it has become necessary to mo-
Billie the public credit. 1t follows
that if the public credit is to be
used with any degree of effectiveness,
that the public credit must be be-
yond reproach. The public credit.
rests, of course, on nothing else than
the fact that our American people
still possess enormous resources and
that the government has the legal
right to tax them.
In order to solve this problem one
group advises depreciation of cur
rency. second, the borrowing of
more money, third, economy in
expenses and fourth, an increase in
taxes. The results accompanying each
of these paths. if followed, are inter-
esting to study but l am limited in
subject matter to consider them here.
The fourth group. however, that adj
vises an increase in taxes fits we'll
into our discussion. Briefly, in re-
ferring to the third group, I would
state that their plan is undoubtedly
being accepted by all government
from the top down, nevertheless.
would call your attention to the fact
that the fixed charges of national,
state and local government are so
large that even the strictest economy
in public expenditures. would still
leave us with huge deficit in some
instances and impending deficits in
others.
The state of Minnesota is also in
need of further revenues. And for
this purpose a new source of revenue
is being tapped in the form of the
proposed income tax.
l do not wish to have it understood
that l am opposed to the income tax
as such. 1t is not only very fertile
source of revenue. but it is also a
fair and equitable taxing system. The
question is: Will the income tax re-
ceipts be applied where the greatest
need exists? If the amendment to be
voted on next Nov. 9Th is not so
wOrded as to guarantee us that the
new tax will be a replacement tax
then it follows that it will be OPP
tional with the legislators to spend
the new tax as they see fit. Our
Democratic friends in their recent
state convention, for example, have
adopted resolution favoring old age
pensions. to be paid out of the in
come tax. If a replacement tax is
not definitely assured, then this is
the manner in which the income tax
will be spent. And now the Demo-
Gratis have spent the income tax be-
fore it is even authorized.
Mr.. ]. S. Jones, secretary of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
has prepared some articles dealing
with taxation and in particular with
the income tax, and since the Askov
American has given space to the
same, many of you are familiar with
the same. If we could be definitely
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-14
ss. PETER AND PAUL
 HONOR ROLL FOR MAY.

The honor roll for May at SIS. Peter and Paul Parockial school, announced today by Rev Thomas Mulcahy. follows:
 Grade I--Frances Blake, Law renee Skeliy Charles Nelson. Ed ward Brown, Marian Bowler, Mary Kenny, Phyllis Shea, Frank Mark. Geraldine O'Shea, John Byrnes. Ern- est St Louis, Elizabeth Fears. Jean Mccarthy, Therese Wolff, Harold Traver, Dorothy Grady. Joseph Me- Ardlc. Robert Crowley. Mary An. drews, Robert Boulanger. Lorraine Thorn, Catherine Slavin, Elizabeth Pronovost, Elizab Paul, LauIine Mcclure.
 Grade II--EveIyn Kenny 94.b, Irene Gauvin 01.5, Doris Veillette 91.1, Irene Armstrong 80.S. Mi- chaei Nc Do nald s7.6. Roland Hamel 8G.1.
 Grade II--I,obert Scipel. Mary Warner, Roberta Seipel, Marita Ghent. Thomas O'connell, Francis Dunn, Rita Zibell. John Ashton, Babara Dunn. Edward Pagan, Bernadette ScheIl, Shirley Hartley.
 Grade III--Anna Paul, Raymond Cashin, Edward Drouin. John Ken- ney, John Hartley. Rita Mccarthy. Robert Shove, Robert Byrnes, SheL- Ia O'Shea, Anna Howrand. Robert Archambault, Harry Hamell, James Slayin, Frederic Robinson.
 Grade 1V--Mary Butterly, Char les Failowell, William Warner. George Hughes, Catherine Leary, Marguerite Jarvis, Edward Corri- gan, Marguerite Mcdonald, Paul Noonan, Donald Ghent. Mary Jane .Jritzpatrick, William Doyle. Eileen Traver, Patricia Kennedy. Richard Me0.
 Grade v--Tred o'Neiii 93 IA. Charles LaDue 92 1-A. Ruth Mil- Ter 91 1-4, Rosemary O'Neill 90 a., Fred Seipel 90 1-4. John Brady 80, Arthur Bailey 86 3-s.
 Grade VI--Betty Cruess, Robert Kenny, Dorothy Mccowen, Ma delipe Groph, Francis Cruess. James Grady. John Mariner, Mary Lee, Richard Leonard, Sterling Peck. Josephine Cianciola, Ralph dnrthwait, Catherine Brown. An- nette Carpenter, Fred Shaw, Ed- ward Conneii, Ccceiin Ayotte. John Grady, Margaret Quinn,
 Grade vIr--John SiavIn. Chris tine Blake. Marion Mcintyre, Ruth .O'Connor, Joseph o'shea, Irene Charbonneau, Donald O'Leary, Betty La Due Ruth Brady. Betty Zibell. Patricia McCabe. Lois Gar. ren. Mary Boulanger, Nicholas Hughes, owen Kyle. Francis Rob- insop. Alice Scheil. Ernest Sathory Raymond Boulanger. Daniel Con- nor, Earl Kelly. Arthur Nelson. Virginia Casey. Lily Aston.
 Grade, VIII -- Marjorie Fallon William O'shea, June 0arren. Vivian casagrande, Francis Cos