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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
THE AREA TEST

1t has been brought to my attention
that Hjalmar Petersen stated to the
Pine county commissioners at re-
cent meeting that ! voted for the same
bovine tuberculosis law that he did
and had no right to criticize him for
his vote The same thing was in
timated in recent issue of the AskOv
American and being circulated by Mr..
Petersen's friends in the interest of
his campaign.
This statement is absolutely false
and without foundation. The bovine
tuberculosis act of 1928 for which
voted, simply authorized and empOw-
cred county boards to appropriate
money under certain circumstances
for +. b. testing upon petition of A
MAJORITY of the cattle owners of
the county. There was nothing COM
pulsory about this act in any respect.
The fact that the Pine county be ard
had never taken any action to apprO-
pirate funds for testing shows plainly
that the act of 1923 did not force
them to do so. The bill for which
Mr.. Petersen voted was an amend
ment to this law for the very purpose
of making it compulsory and is found
on Page aga, Session Laws 1881, and
reads as follows:
provided that, in counties where
petitions for the tuberculin test
of cattle have been heretOfl re
filed with the boards of county
commissioners as herein provided,
and which the board of county
commissioners have net entered
into an agreement with the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board for the
testing of all the cattle in the
county, the boards of county COM
miSsiOners of such counties shall,
upon petition of one hundred Or
more resident cattle owners.
FORTHWITH enter into such
contract and otherwise in all
things comply with the provisions
of this act
1t is evident that Mr.. Petersen has
made these false statements either
through ignorance or as Il deliberate
misStatement of the facts to influence
Pine county voters. In either case it
constitutes a violation of the State
Corrupt Practice act and | hereby
demand full retraction from Mr.
Petersen and that the retraction be
given at least the same publicity
which was given to the false state
ment.
JOSEPH E. THERRIEN
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29

OF course Earle Brown will never
debate with Governor Floyd B. Olson.
There must be somewhere near an
even match if it is to be at all inter-
esting. But out of several substitutes
that might be picked for Brown is W..
L. Norton who is good on his feet. He
puts up an able Representatives.
quickly-and must be commended with
in debate. But with man of Oh
sons ability on the other side and no
record with the special interest crowd
as Norton has, it would be a debate
that would draw a packed house any
where in Minnesota. Governor Olson
would make any of those men squirm
if he had them face to face on the
same platform where they could not
run away and where whispering would
not count.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
LET'S HAVE THE IMPORTATION

One of the preliminary speakers at
the ChristiansOn meeting in Askov
Saturday night was VIM. H. LamsOn,
the Executive Council. the State
Board of Investment, and the State
Board of PardOns at the state capitol.
He was appointed to those positions
during the Preus administration and
is a follower from the ChristiansOn
administration. He is naturally inter-
ested in maintaining his lucrative po-
sition with its good salary and is out
to have the Republican ticket win.
Mr.. Lamson criticized the writings
by sCme of the farmers in the "Opin
ions of Others column in this news
paper. maintaining that they are not
informed on the subject of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and its
activities.
Those farmers have not had the ad
vantage of a college education and
legal training, but their viewpoints
on economic. social, and political
problems are often more sound and
more intelligent as far as the in
terests of the masses go than is the
case with men of more book knowl-
edge. They at least have the courage
of their convictions. sign their names
to their own articles and do the best
they can. While this newspaper or
its editor does not always agree with
the expressions in the Opinions of
Others"-that is the readers column
we nevertheless feel that many good
articles have been written therein.
articles that set people to thinking
and that make for efforts to better
conditions and right the wrong.
But now that Mr.. LamsOn has criti-
cized the articles on the work of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
in talk, we feel sure that many of
our readers would like to hear from
him in a published article, an article
above his own signature. We have in
vited him to write in these columns
several times but somehow have never
been able to get him to come out in
print.
He upheld, in his talk, the $80,000,-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
THE OLD PARTIES
Pine City, MINI.

Editor AskOv American:
Who was it that voiced the follow
ing sentiment?
1.-The Democratic and Republican
parties stand identically for the same
thing. The two old parties are I'M
divided when it comes to anything
but fictitious and unreal issues
In their essence the Democratic and
Republican machines are alike Both
are controlled by the like powerful
beneticiaries of privileges, privileged
both politically and financially To
try to punish one set of defenders
of political and industrial privileges
by occasionally voting for the NOM
inee of the other is to play into the
hands of both 1t is to follow the
course most gratefully appreciated by
the corrupt bosses of both
The Democratic and Republican or
CARNATIONS alike represent govern
ment of the needy many, by profess
siOnal politicians in the interest of
the rich few.
1t was not Norman Thomas, nor
Eugene Debs, nor William L. Foster,
or Emma Goldman 1t was the Hon.
orable Theodore Roosevelt, twice pres
ident of the United States of America.
Ii ever there was an expert witness as
to the character of the two old par
ties, he would qualify. He worked
his way up through the machine, but
bOlted his party in the summer of
1912, when he gave utterance to the
sentiments quoted above, when he al
so referred to his former allies as sd
set of crooks and thieves
However, he found it difficult to do
business without support of the money
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29

wards. Heating the upper floor of a
40 story building will hardly heat the
floors below. Start the heat in the
basement and let 1t work upwards.
Paying off Indebtedness can best be
accomplished when the masses have
buying power-when they have earn
ings-and in fact it Is about the only
time they can pay off debts. Taxes
are important enough but as things
stand now even IL all the direct taxes
were wiped out to the farmers they
would still be getting less than cost
of production for what they sell.
There is something to show in the
way of roads and schools for the tax
dollar but the interest dollar usually
lands far away from home-it is a
greater burden and bears down heav-
lily right along. '
1t is the fundamental issues that
we want to get after in this cam
paign.-
Now we have written at length on
what our friend. Mr.. Christianson said
and what he left unsaid-all issues,
uO PERSONALITIES. IL 10 uO pICdSuIC "
criticise a public man or rather the
utterances and public actions of a
man whom we have known so many
years, and for whom we have much
respect and admiration for his many
good personal qualifications, execu-
tive ability. and his character. We
realize that Mr.. Christianson Is the
leading candidate from the state on
the Republican ticket but believe also
that he is more progressive at heart
than he shows running on the label
that he is, and working together with
the group that he is associated. But
the principles are greater than the
man, the man may be here today and
gone tOmOrrOw-the principles live
on. Personal friendship must not in
terfere with principles and justice for
which men battle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29

petent officials out of office and to
give the Democrats net only the pres
idency but the congress as well.
In this case Mr.. Hoover has so
clearly shown his ineptitude and in
efficiency, his complete failure to
rise to the crisis; his cross and cruel
indifference to the suffering Of the
individual that any other result in
Maine would have been reflected upon
the intelligence of the electorate.
We are not one bit impressed with
the attorney generals made-tO-order
indictment of the men in the bonus
army, by which he undertakes to
prove that 1869 had more or less SER
iOus police records. This investiga-
ton was started after the men were
scattered and if there were that num-
Der rapists. burglars. embezzlers, and
violatOrs of the narcotic law, why
were these facts not known prior to
the dispersal of the army? What
were the Washington police and the
government doing to allow these men
to stay there as long as they did,
Ordinarily the police do not permit
1869 disreputable characters to come
together within the confines of a mu-
nicipality and stay there for weeks
and weeks. And why, if this was
known before the eviction of the ar
my, were the facts not given out at
once?
Why did Mr.. Hoover first tell US
that the men had TO be evicted from
wrecks of buildings because new con-
structiOn was to go up, when no new
construction has been started or is
to be started? CuriOusly, the attOr-
ney general reported just before the
LegiOn's national convention
CHAS. BECKMAN.
Pine City. MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
"DRAFT" AND WIND

desire to go to COngreSS-either the
lower House or the United States Sen
ate-and that he is not pc itically am
bilious. He would not even care for a
second term as governor if such an
accident should happen that he was
elected to that office this fall His
friends--those of the same political
faith, the conservative and react on
airy Republicans-ma steadfast-
ly that Brown was drafted to run for
governor. If that be the case it is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29

just possible that he will permit the
campaign and succeeding campaigns.
No harm in his running for office, he
has as much right to that as any
other citizen. but the old guard must
think that the public is gullible lot
that they will continually fall for
such. bunk as that drafting"
In his introduction Of Mr.. Brown
before an audience at Rush City one
night recently the county attorney of
Chisago county. insisted that the
younger Republicans of the state
gathered at Minneapolis on Sunday
morning and then and there decided
that Brown must be drafted The
attorney added further that Brown is
above politics and political influence.
Brown stated that the merit system
will be used in making appointments.
or course we can see him Gf such
thing should happen that he be-
came governor) put his arms around
folks like Griffith, Trovatten, Dibbel,
Erickson, PearlOve, Mrs. Witch,
FranksOn, Nygaard, and others, and
keep them in his official family. Gov
ernors of the same political stripe,
previous to Floyd B. Olson, have al
ways been so kind and considerate of
folks with progressive ideas, folks
with convictions of their own. Why
they have simply fallen all over them
selves in an effort to reach men and
women of that type-folks of ability
and experience-in order to induce
and persuade them to join their Of
fetal family and work for the best
interests of the state. The records
will show how many prOgressives
have been on the payrOlls of the state
previous to the present administra-
tiOn
The .reactionarieS may think they
can get by with such talk, that there
are still plenty of innOcents to gObble
it up and that there is an abundance
of folks in the milk and bottle class,
but history is a better criterion for
what we can expect from that same
group, than promises for the future
The Farmer-LabOr administration has
gone much further in the way of
making appointments on the merit
system than has been done by the Re-
publican machine in the past. Take
another look at the names mentioned
above-sOme of the principal appoint
ments made by Governor Olson-and
you will find that they do not all be-
long to his party. And by the way the
Farmer-Labor party would not need
to look outside of it's ranks to
find capable men and women. Folks
have been told so often that one GER
tain political party possesses the
brains that maybe it is still believed
by some, and they get quite surprise
if they ever wake up enough to find
out there are brains in other parties.
The old saying is that a fellow can
tell falsehoOd so often that eventu-
ally he believes it himself
We have not heard of single old
guarder who cares to debate with
Floyd B. Olson or other ranking pro-
gressives. If the reader has any hope
of such a treat he may as we'll give
up the vain hope.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29


cago. Perhaps he can tell us what
rate of interest the Dawes bank is
paying for this loan from the Recon-
structiOn Finance Corporation, and
what rate of interest is being paid by
other big banks for their loans. He
is likely Informed on all this and peo-
pie are more than eager to get infOr-
nation nowadays when they are
cropping and trying to find their way.
Mr.. LamsOn will likely also tell Us why
Mr.. Dawes quit his government posi-
ton and then suddenly got the huge
loan for his bank.
1t might also be interesting and en-
Tightening to know exactly what the
interest rate was to the insurance
companies and the railroads, and il
1t was better policy for the gov
eminent to loan money to the rail
roads with their watered stock than
to have had Congress pass the Frazier
bill and refinance farm loans at an
interest rate of - per cent.
1t might also be interesting to learn
why there was fight against giving
publicity to the loans made by the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
and who was against this publicity
Mr.. LamsOn will perhaps also ex-
plain how it happens that about 700
banks in the United States failed in
the ten years before Mellon became
secretary of the treasury, and ten
times as many or approximately 1000
banks failed during the ten-year adj
ministration of this greatest secre-
tary since the days of Alexander Ham,
ilton.' Also why this man was sent
over to England to wear knee pants
and we now have Mills, the greatest
secretary since the days of Mellon. -
We are asking these questions be-
cause we feel sure that our readers
would like to get the Information
from a man who has taken up a dis
cussiOn of finance.
Mr.. Lamson advocates the election
OF more Republicans-very natural
and says the people did not give Hoov-
err Senate and House that was ia
vOrable to his program. If there was
a majority of Democrats in the Sem
ate and House of 1929 will he please
tell us how many. Also kindly give
US the figure on how many Democrats
and how many Republicans Consti-
tuted the membership of Congress in
the last session.
Folks are craving information and
we hope that we may hear directly
from Mr.. LamsOn this time. The
rank and file of the voters care little
about who holds office and are less
concerned about appointments to pO-
litical jobs, and as a whole they do
not vote to keep the individuals in
office and appointive positions. They
are interested in issues and a square
deal and authentic information will
lead them on to better day. Mr..
LamsOn spends most of. his time at
the state capitol so of course is in
the city and the same term could
perhaps be used in referring to him
as the old guarders do when they try
to make the farmers scared of the
city fOlks-the one wing of the
Farmer-Labor party. They call them
'.city slickers,' the term being used
in the letter signed by Nick Hartland
in this weeks issue. Most folks are
little concerned where and from
whom they get information and advise
just so it is good stuff
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
A SMOKE SCREEN
ditOr ASkOv American:

Editor AskOv American:
President Hoover might as we'll be-
gin to pack his trunk if it is true that
las Maine goes, so goes the Nation"
The vote there on September IL is 4
disaster for Republican hopes. The
Democrats carried the state and two
or three congress seats. The in
dicatiOns are clear that the voters Of
this country have made up their
minds to turn faithless and incom-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-29
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.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
GETTING READY
 FOR ELECTION
Eighteenth District Demo- crats Met Last Night in
 Mnlcahy School
OUTLl FED PLANS

Democrats of the eighteenth dis trict met last night in Mulcahy school and discussed plans for get ting out the vote election day. At torney Daniel k. Pickett, a mem- Der of the democratic town com mittee, acted as chairman. He said he knew 1t was not necessary to make : a special appeal to the voters of the eighteenth district to play their parts well at the polls this year. He knew, he said, from past experiencess that everybody realizes the importance of an cleo tion and can be depended upon to do his and her duty. and added that with theexperience of the past three or four years he saw no reason why people would need any instruction as to why they should be interested in bringing about a change.
 It was voted that a committee consisting of MT Pickett, Mrs Henry A. Hayden and Patrick Carlin be appointed to see that the district is thoroughly canvessed and plans made to get out the full vote next Tuesday, and see that it iH in early. It seemed to be the opinion of those present that g large number other than democrats will want to vote for Roosevelt and the other candidates on the demo- cratic ticket this year, but this should not deter the committee from working to see that every democrat is accounted for, and g cordial welcome extended to as many others as are willing to helr roll up big majority for the whole ticket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
HAYES
 ECHAIRlIAN
Waterbury Win Give Miss Earhart a Big ReCep.
 ton NOvernbe 1 $
|THE PUBLIC INTERESTED

Mayor Frank Hayes has been appointed honorary chairman of the Ameiia Earhart community committee which is to bring Miss Earhart, famed aviatrix to this city on the evening of November 18th.
 In connection with the model and flying airplane contest sponsor ed by the aviation committee, am nouncement is made, that Miss Earhart has agreed to judge the planes submitted and award the prizes Of gold pieces and auto graphed copies of her latest book.
 Announcement is also made that new class with IS to IS age limit will be permitted to enter both fiy- ing and still models of planes. A special prize will be given to the winner of a $2.5O gold piece and autographed copy of Miss Ear hart's book.
 Taft school will send a l arge delegation to the lecture since the students there are great admirers of Miss Earhart. Tickets are meet ing with a, ready sale and all indi- cations point to a most successful event.
 Miss Earhart speaks here for the Mutual Aid Employment fund. All profits will be turned over to the fund to furnish employment for the city's jobless.
 The schools of Waterbury, head ed by Superintendent Donovan are playing a big part in promoting the airplane contest and also in creat- ing public interest for Miss Ear hart.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04
HOW THE CITY MAY
 GET BACK TAXES
Banking House Offers to Settle Accounts Due
 and Take Over Liens
 IA NEW PROPOSITION

Plans whereby the city could
 immediately realize payment of all taxes owed the municipality
 and also whereby property owners
 so indebted could raise the money at once are now under considera-
 tion at the hands of Mayor Frank Hayes, Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor and one of the leading banks, it was disclosed yesterday at the meeting of the board of finance. The proposed system is the result of study of the sittia- ton made by the local bank and suggested to the city. There is some doubt as to the legality of the plan, however, hence the de- cision to have the municipal coun- sel study the idea further with counsel representing the bank.
 Under the plan the bank would
 pay the city the taxes due on prop critics and take over the lien filed | by the city on the properties to lguarantee payment of the taxes. The banking institution would, in other words, lend the property owner the money to pay the taxes and take note in return which would be secured by the lien. How I ever. Corporation Counsel O'Con- | nor fears that this could not be | done legally as he doubts that the city could transfer the lien as suggested. Counsel for the bank ling concern claim it can be done. The result of the further study of | the plan is expected to be made known soon.
 Tax Attorney George R. Guil- Iafoile reported to the board that l during october he. collected $12,0O7 l in back taxes, ordered eleven title
 searches, brought eight foreclosure
 suits and filed proofs of claims in 4 the bankrupt cases of Frank Cre-
 pon, Irving Gordon and Tom Mur-
 ray, Inc.
 I He also reported in several fore l closure actions the following pay- ments were received: Estate of
 Pasquale DeRienzo, $6,407; Giu-
 scope Bosco, $413; oscar LaCroix. I $1,098; Jacob Reiner, $1,900; Leonardo LoRusso, $1,321; Oscar I LaCroix, $1,084.
 I City Treasurer Edward l.. Tut
 tie filed a report showing bal ance on hand as of September 30th
 of $1,431.177 as compared with I s1,579,461 on August 31st. The | park department reported bal ance in the Hamilton park pa- | vilion sinking fund of $9,541.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04

ARMIsTICE DAY COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET TONIGHT
 The Armistice day committee will hold a special meeting at 3 o'clock this evening in the City Hall. Final reports will be received at this time. af.ff tA r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-04

Over 200 traffic executives rep resenting railroads, steamship cerns and factories attended the sixth annual banquet of the Nauga- tuck Valley Industrial Traffic As sociation at the TMCA last night. Mayor Frank Hayes welcomed the guests and thanked the association for bringing such a gathering an- iiually to Waterbury. Frank J. Green. secretary of the Waterbury Chamber of Commerce, acted as toastmaster. He was presented by Lee H. Dowd, president of the club.
 David c. Fenner, chairman of the public relations committee of