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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
CHEAP PRICE-CHEAP SERVICE
Editor Askov American:

Editor ASkOV American:
| have become curious regarding the
methods of some of the accident in
Letting through the U. S. mail and
offer big indemnity for "a small an
nual premium.
Now, | am not an insurane agent,
but | have been buncoed into thinking
| had protection when | had nothing
but piece of nicely printed paper
which seemed to give big returns for
my penny a day, and when | had an
accident | found that | could not col
lect a cent us the company's officers
blanks to swear in my claim. They
simply denied that | had a claim and
ignored my request for claim blanks.
SO got to wondering if others had
had similar experience.
These companies are not registered
in Minnesota and if one wished to
bring suit it would be necessary to
go into federal court and, of course
no one may go into federal court for
the small amount involved.
| think that if others have had the
same experience as | that it would
he alright to ask our representatives
and congressman to exert a little
pressure on the post office department
and try to force these fellows to dc
business in businesslike way or stop
,I,ir hn l., 70 1in;t
If those of you who had policies in
these cheap companies and had the
claims allowed or disallowed would
write me briefly l could tell whether
there is need to get little action
in the proper department.
w. r. NEWMAN.
Hinckley, Mimi, April II, 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
A MOVE FOR GOOD

An announcement comes that the
Rochester Bread Company, on April
l., began using butter as shortening
in the bread and pastries made in its
plant. Now it is stated that the
Rochester bakery alone uses the but
ter output of 800 cows. About a
dozen bakeries in the Rochester trade
territory have adopted the all-butter
bread plan thus adding to the total
number of cows needed to supply this
added demand for butter.
This is a good move by the Roches-
ter company and one that should
work for good at least two ways. II
will if adopted on large scale, tend
to make a greater demand for this
principal product of the Minnesota
farm and it will make for more health
building properties in bread.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
IMPROVING WITH LIFT

The Pine Poker of Pine City, COM
mented in good way last week on
the matter of giving first offenders
in law violations an opportunity to
mend their ways and to do better
Editor McEachern rightly uphOlds the
virtue of helping hand at the right
time, rather than condemnation and
are concerned about leading the youth
along the right path. His article fol-
lows:
pine county is fortunate i'm hav-
ing district Judge and a county at
torney who, we believe, would much
helped unfOrtunates who have erred,
to become law abiding citizens rather
than a record of convictions and COM
mittments. BY that. We don't mean
that Judge StOlberg and Attorney
Hurley will be lenient when leniency
is not due, but they will extend a
helping hand when there are eXtenu-
ating circumstances and a real pros
pect OF returning to society, especl-
ally youths who have been possibly
led astray and are really not GRIM
inally inclined. The basis of law is
supposed to be common sense and
good judgment and not to lock up
youthful offenders of first MfenSeS
with hardened criminals, when there
are eXtenuating circumstances and a
probability that proper supervision.
under probation, will make them use
full citizens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Mortified independents: The in
come tax evidently is a replacement
tax in Wisconsin, although there may
be no binding legal provision that it
should be made so. In 1881 the state
levied no taxes on real property for
state purposes, eliminating entirely a
burden of S4.342 ,564 on farm and city
real estate, as compared with the
year before. The income tax, utility
taxes, and other taxes levied on large
earnings take care of expenses in Wis
cOnSin which in Minnesota must he
come.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
FROM EXCHANGES
editorial Comment From Other News
papers, which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOV American.)

st. Louis County Independent: The
sudden flare that was OccaSiOned by
the young" Republicans getting into
harness seems to have died down con-
siderably since the 'Old" guard Sc
lected the slate for the state ticket.
Some of the young" Republicans
were, no doubt, honest in their at
tempt to resurrect the Republican
party of Minnesota and bring it back
the conclusion that it can't be DONE
Their enthusiasm is rapidly waning
and before election rolls round will
be backing Floyd b. Olson and the
entire Farmer-Labor party.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
Fun AND LAUGHTER

l.. L. f1OuSSOll, lOIIleE mayor vi
St. Paul and commonly known as
Larry Ho, gives good descrip..
ton of fun and laughter. and
brings out its place and impOr-
lance in this vale of tears, in an
article published in the st. Paul
Pioneer Press recently. which in
part reads as follows:
Now. like all great virtues, fun
demands preparation. To have laugh
ter we must build for laughter. What
are the compounds of fun? Well.
these at least-reverence, joy, incOn-
sequence. nei9hbOrliness, kindness
and touch of divine carelessness.
And these are just what we lack to-
day.
Can you imagine a great nation
laughing its way to joy when its
statesmen are with long faces dis
cussing tariffs and the weight of gold
as if these things meant more than
human happiness, and human adjust
ment to divine impulses? Fun is not
made by statesmen and philosophers
but by children and fishermen and
circus men. and the vast hosts of COM
mon folks who think God wanted a
world is which folk could be reason
ably pleased.
Fun is the antiseptic of life. How
it cures the follies of life. More in
tolerances have been laughed out of
the world than ever were argued out
of the world The man who calls
names runs out of breath The man
who laughs at jeopardies conquers
the hour.
We all realize the joy of fun, but
how seldom we appraise its heroisms
When good Tom Hood lay dying, his
wife brought a mustard plaster to
apply to his thin worn chest. Gazing
at his own wasted frame, he smiled
and said: MY dear, did you ever see
so much mustard to so little meat
before" Now can you imagine Death
conquering spirit like that?
Fun, Divine fun! The gift of
Franklin and Emerson and Whitman.
Without it we shrivel in dull days.
OuueT us Tduldnce we become tne
children of deathless inheritances.
But what is back of fun after all?
Why. the sure faith that this is
world where men may laugh and grow
glad without offense to the moral
order of the universe. The conquer
ing wisdom that can comprehend a
God who has filled the world with
joy for the delight of man. The man
of faith is always a Laughter. The
man of wisdom is always the fun
maker. In all the history of the
world there has been no frivolous
fun-maker. Fun is too sacred a thing
to be dabbled at by the trickster. 1t
yields itself only to the reverent touch
of the worshiper, seeking through his
rainbowed tears to build affairs of
melody in the desert places of the
human heart.
One generation of fun-makers would
save our wrinkled world. One genera
ton dedicated to the holy processes
of laughter would redeem the shabby
selfishnesses of paltry civilization.
Take the laughers out of life and
how little we have left. The Greek
hearing only the thunders of JOve,
soon persisted, because the euphOnies
of Aristophanes could not fully over
come the sadnesses of SOphocles.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

sometimes makes good literature be-
cause an author can twist circum-
stances to serve the hero But i'm real
life there may be no dishonor in COM
promise, or in change of plans, or
even in admission of defeat.
Shame is the share of those who
quit before they have taken an honest
measure of the hazard OF such are
the shiftless, the lazy, and the inef-
ficient-the dead souls.
NO dishOnor inheres to the man of
h1gh spirit who refuses to expose him
self to physical or financial exhaus-
ton in achieving an unworthy or i'm
possible goal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
WHY MEN BATTLE
(By William Feather in the Imperial
Type MagaZine)

Type MagaZine)
When ! expressed surprise at the
nonsense in which some men indulge,
my luncheon companion offered a sim
pie explanation. He got it. he said,
from Whiting Williams, writer and
Investigator.
My friend drew an arc, explaining
that every man battles along such a
front for the attention of the world.
Some men break through by making
financial success. Others make an
artistic success. Still others satisfy
their ego as soldiers. pugilists, base
ball players, statesmen, lodge pOten-
tates or refOrmers. Men try all sorts
of lodges to break the line. They sit
on flag poles. stand on their heads in
the public square, engage in dance
marathOnS, march in paradeS, gulp
ten dozen oysters or walk backwards
across the continent.
A strange fact is that large num-
Der of men who find that the line is
impregnable console their vanity on
the ground that they are irresistible
to women.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
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 tho
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
INTEREST MOUNTS UP

If we ever get over this interest
paying era-bonding, mortgaging, and
installment payments-it would be
ground again and pay as we go, or
at any rate adhere much more to the
cash order. 1t is we'll that there is
such thing as bOnding-fOr some
big public improvements are too eX-
penSive to be paid for all in one year
and they are of service for many
years, but bonding has been OverdOne
More thought should be given toward
laying aside public money each year
and building up a reserve for some
anticipated public improvement rath-
er than making the improvement
right away as soon as some optimistic
citizen gets a new idea.
There are many examples of pub
lie improvements in which interest
paid exceeded the original cost of the
project. On a bond issue in Still
water for $4,000 the taxpayers paid
$72,5 interest; the old Robert Street
bridge in st. Paul, torn down several
years ago, which will not be paid for
until 1916 and on which the interest
will nearly triple the original loan
through bonds; and the Minneapolis
city hall and court house, on which
payments will end in 1885 with inter-
est totalling 100000 more than the
cost of the building.
This has all been good for the
money lenders and coupon clippers
But why keep on feeding them?
Rather pay as we go and be more in
dependent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

ine," of which | am not i'm favor
Otherwise in my opinion it is the best
platform presented by any party.
We will discuss the tariff at the
taxpayers meeting Friday evening.
LUDWIG MOSBEK
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

To kid people along and to make
them feel better the saying for some
time was to the effect that prosperity
is just around the corner VIM. Lemke
of Fargo, N. d., speaking at the
Farmer-LabOr convention said 4: "The
people of my state have been search
ing for that corner so much that to-
day they are living in round houses"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
MAYBE 1T CAN BE DONE
(By William Feather in the Imperial
Type Magazine)

(Ds "lllldIl FEATHER Ill the Imperial
Type Magazine)
The notion that it is cowardly to
admit that something cant be done"
is responsible for much waste of time
and money.
In every situation the facts should
be faced bravely.
Maybe 1T can be DONE" But will
the achievement be worth the cost?
Will the end justify the sacrifice?
Will not quiet and orderly retirement
be better than probable defeat or
doubtful victory?
The usual answer is that honor.
reputation, tradition and pride, are
so precious that they justify any de-
gree of foolhardiness. Such sentiment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

First auto salesman: Pm selling
FOrdS. What do you sell?
S. A. s.: Rolls Royce
F.. A. s.: Well, that's a good car, too.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Il suppose you haven't a dollar you
want to lend me?" asked one young
fellow of another on the street by
JOve, you've guessed right" was the
reply. with your keen insight and
ability to see into the future you
ought to be big success
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
A BIT OF HUMOR

While man was teaching his wife
how to drive their new car she said:
That little mirror up there isn't set
right" Isn't it," he asked. NO."
she replied. Il can't see anything
but the road behind the car
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

A confident demeanor will open
doors, but it takes initiative to walk
in and courage to stay.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

"Out of work, you say" said Mrs.
Jenkins to a tramp at the back door.
We'll, I've a cord of wood to be cut,
and | was just going to send for
man to do it,
That so, num-" quickly replied
the tramp. Tell me where he lives
and I'll get him for YOU
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

No man was ever discontinued with
the world who did his full duty in it,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Heard on the street: Il thought you
bought a secondhand run-about?' Il
did, but when the repair bills began
to come in | called il a run-up."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Are you a DOCTOR" she asked the
tain.
NO, madam" he replied, I'm a
tiZZician.'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Great is the man who reserves his
energy until he knows what he wants
to do.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14

Nicholas Murray Butler: The trouble
is that war is still going on.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
IN A FEW WORDS

Mussolini: Provide jobs for the
masses or governments must fall.
The border vidette., 1932-06-11
j Ohm D. ROCKeEElleR JR., FOR
REPEAL OF Day LAW

New York, June z. 7.-Jubilation
reigned in the wet camp today,
for John D. Rockefellow, Jr., a
lifelong dry, has decided thet
the 18Th amendment ought to be
repealed.
The oil magnets change OF
opinion, disclosed in a letter to-
Dr.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
brought expressions Of amaze
ment and sharp disagreement
from supporters of the prohibi,
ton amendment. which Rookie
feiler and his father helped
make the law of the land
In expressing the hope that
both major parties would adopt
repeal planks and remove the
question from partisan strife,
Rockefeller made it plain be had
not altered his views on temper.
ance.
He said he had been a teetot.
aler all his life. Neither my
father nor his father ever tasted
a drop Of intoxicating liquor, nor
have l." be said.
He said he and his father had
Contributed $35O,OOO to the anti.
saloon league to support prohibi.
tion legislation.
Slowly and reluctantly" he
said, be bad come to believe that
the amendment had not been
supported by public opinion suf-
ficiently to hasten the day when
the value to society of men with
minds and bodies free from the
undermining effects of alcohol
would be generally realized.
Rlther, be declared. he fonnd
that drinking generally has in-
creased; the speakeasy has re-
placed the saloon. not only unit
for unit. but probably two fold
if not three fold; that a vast
army of law breakers has beea
recruited and financed on colos.
sal scale; that many of our best
citizens, piqued at what they re-
garded as an Infringement OF
their private rights, have openly
and unbashed disregarded the
18th amendment; that as an in.
ev!table result respect for all law
has been greatly lessened; that
crime has increased to an unpre
cedented degree"
The border vidette., 1932-06-11
MEXICO ISSUES REQUISITES
FOR ALIEN COLONIES

Tue Mexican departm ent of
agriculture and development, fol.
lowing numerous inquiries from
persons desiring to coonizs in
Mexico, has established the fol-
lowing requisites relative to col.
oniZAtioD:
1-Suppression of franchises
and subsidies to foreign i'm.
migrants
2-U q d er no circumstances
may foreigners acquire land with
in zone Of 100 kilometers Of the
borders ADD so kilometers of the
seacoasts.
3-By direction of the depart.
ment of interior, in order for
foreigners to enter the republic
under the classification of work.
ingmen, they must possess at
least 10000 pesos and guarantee
that they will invest that sum
within a period of six months in
an agricultural, commercial or
ind strial enterprise.
4 4,-The government will not
dispose of conditioned land for
foreign colonization. nor will it
finance, aid or pay transporta-
tion expenses of any nature.
The above regulations we're
issued to the several Mexican
consulates for their information
and the information of prospec.
tive colonists, it was stated by
Leopoldo Diaz. local Mexican
vice consul.
The border vidette., 1932-06-11
SHERIFF VIC WAGER ANNOUNCES
HIS CANDIDACY

Victor J. Wager, Santa Cruz
county's sheriff, in today's issue
of The Border Vidette announces
that be will be a candidate to
succeed himself subject to the
Democratic primary election.
His announcement follows:
10 making my announcement
as a candidate for election to the
office of sheriff of Santa Cruz
county for a second term, I wish
first to express my appreciation
for the spirit Of corporation
that has been shown by the
citizens of Santa Cruz county
during my present term of Off &c.
During the campaign two years
ago pledged to the people that
if elected'I would give them an
honest. impartial and economical
ad ADMINISTRATION. | have always
lived up to that promise aud am
not unmindful of the fact that
much credit for the successful
ad of the sheriff 8
office is due to tie deputies who
have been associated with me.
The records of the sheriff 3
Office show that during my ad
ministratiou I, with the assist.
ance of my deputies, have eff sct
ed a saving for the taxpayers OF
approximately so per cent 10 the
expenses of running the sheriff >
office, and if the people Of Santa
Croz county re-elect me, 1 pledge
myself to continue to administer
the afflirs of that Office honestly.
fairly and economically to the
best Of my ability.
The border vidette., 1932-06-11
elect KARAM TO HEAD x. OF c

Joseph N. Karam, World war
veteran and former member Of
the city board of aldermen, was
elected Tuesday night to head
the Nogales council Of Knights
of Columbus for the period from
July /, 1882, to June 30. 1888.
O:her Off GERS elected where
Charles A. Miller. deputy grand
knight; James V Robius, chan
cellor; Frank ]. Duffy, ad vocate !;
Mariana Pnchi, treasurer. El.
gene l. Siddell, warden; Javier
Mazon, recording secretary:
Thomas N. Amanda, inside guard, :,
Alfredo Camberos, outside guard ;
Alex N. k,ram. and Ricardo
Vigil, trustees.
The offices of chaplain, lectur
er and financial secretary are to
be filled by appointments OF the
grand knight elect.
The elections were held during
q we'll attended meeting follow
ing which refreshments were
served,
The border vidette., 1932-06-11
U. S. susPsNDS MINING RULE

Owners of uupatented mining
claims in Arizona will not be re.
quired to do their assessment
work for 193l-1932. it is an.
nouucad by Tom G. Foster, state
mine inspector.
The announcement followed
receipt Of the telegram from Sen.
Carl Hayden advising that Pre-.
sident Hoover had signed the
Joint house resolution which de.
ferred assessment work for a
year. The resolution was passed
by both houses of congress last
week aud sent to the President
for bis signature.
Until the resolution became
effective, cancelling former re.
quirements, the owners of un.
patented mining claims we're re-
quired to complete their assess.
ment work by July ], 1882, for
the years 1912. Now this re.
gulatiol will not be necessary
and owuership of the claim will
not be eliuquished for failure to-
do the work.
Most owners of claims have
waited in the past until June to
do their work.
Those who desire to do the
work are not prohibited by the
resolution. It's effect is to make
the work unnecessary to hold
che claim for anOtuer year.
The border vidette., 1932-06-11

Bobbie Lee and the host. Miss
Grace Hiler, home from the
University of Arizona for the
summer vacation. chaperoned
the happy group.
A post card dated June 8,from
B. Taylor Wiikey, at Portland,
Oregon, says: Il am eojoying
all Of this wonderful country to
the fullest extent. Going north
to 3. G. in few days" Taylor
is touring the northwest with
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wallace O'Keefe,
of Portland, Oregon, who recent
~ visited Nogales. as guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart.
Mrs. II. r. Sisk motored to
Tucson Monday with Mr.. Sisk
who left on the Golden State
Limited train for Chicago to at
tend the Republican national
convention as a delegate from
Arizona pledged to vote as a
unit for Herbert Hoover for
president of the United States
to succeed himself. Mr.. Sisk is
accompanied by bis son, Master
ALVIN Lee Sisk.
Thomas F. Griffin, of this city
and Tucson. accompanied by
three Tucson medicos, passed
over Nogales Tuesday forenoon
enroute to Hermosillo, Guaymas
aud Kino Bay, Sonora. Griffin,
who owns a ine ranch near this
city and the International air
hangar, is owner and pilot OF
the tri- motor big 'Airtrausport'
ship being used oa the trip to
Mexico.
Alberto Mascarenas. brother
of BILLY" Mascarenas and Mrs.
l.. B. Fleischer of Nogales, who
recently resigned as managing
director of the Banco de Mexico,
has been designated by the
Mexican government as envoy
extraordinary and minister plen
ipotentiary to Great Britain, &C
cording to dispatches received
in this city. The Mexican de
partment of foreign relations
reports that the British govern
| ment has acted favorably upon
the appointment of Mr.. Mascar
enas who will replace Lie. Leo
poldo Oftiz, instructed to return
to Mexico. Alberto Mascarenas
is we'll known here and in his
| native State, Sonora, where for
| many years be was connected
| with the Banco de Sonora. He
is the son of Don Manuel and
Mrs. Mascarenas, pioneer promi'
| nent citizens of Nogales.