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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
ARGUES FOR RAILROADS

Editor AskOv American:
l should like to correct some of the
erroneous deductions in Mr.. Hoag-
lands letter of last week. In the
first place he infers that any case for
the railroads must be against the
farmer. l certainly have no quarrel
with the farmer, and l am just as
willing that the farmer should have
higher price for his products as
that the laboring man anywhere
should have a square deal. AS far as
know progressive labor and agri-
culture are trying to work together
in the Farmer-LabOr party.
My argument is not to belittle the
farmer, but to support the railroads
in preference to transpOI tation sys-
TENS which enjoy the use of public
highways without the regulation and
taxation imposed upon the railways.
| presume that Mr.. HOagland, to-
gether with good many of the rest
of us has complained within the last
few years about high taxes. In 1928,
one railroad alone paid the state of
Minnesota $2,136,339 in gross earn
ings taxes. In 1880, the same rail-
road paid S1,S27 $50, a reduction of
S3OS,SO9, without any reduction in the
tax rate. Then what has caused the
reduction? The answer is a dimin-
ished revenue brought about largely
by the man who is bowling for tax
reduction and at the same time is
patrOniZing truck lines and private
truck owners that pay no gross earn
ings tax or any other tax in proper
ton to the amount of money that they
are taking out of the publicly sup
ported highways of the state
Mr.. Hoagland states that the farms
were here before the railroads, yet if
| remember correctly, farm lands
near a railroad were, and still are, at
premium. Furthermo! e. if pl iol ity
means anything, the railroads should
be supported in preference to the
trucks, as l believe they take prece-
dence.
AS far as salaries are concerned,
presume that a man who is capable
of becoming a railroad president or
superintendent is usually worth his
salary. And as far as agents receiv-
ing salaries far in excess of their real
services is concerned, l presume that
Mr.. Hoagland knows whereof he
speaks.
G. L. WAHLQUIST.
kerrick, Mimi, July ~, 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
THAT MAGIC WORD

'He is a farmer" What magic
phrase this is to be conjured up in
almost every announcement calling
attention to one or more of the con-
sentative political candidates. So
magic has become this word, farmer
in its effect on the voter that it is
possible to see the truth stretched
little in commenting on a certain
candidate. IL he happens to own a
farm-or estate-near a. large city
more in keeping with a hobby than
anything else. he is called a farmer
and he is heralded as knowing all
about the needs of the agriculturist.
II he happens to have inherited
wealth and among this heritage APP
pears to be several large farms, he
is a farmer and can solve the farm
ers' economic ills. This is one of the
weaknesses of the Republican party
right now-it has too many farm
ers" running for office.
The Duluth Herald in its anxiety
to be of service to the capitalists
stretched its imagination to the break
POAut LII vi
the recent landslide of votes in the
North Dakota primary in favor of the
Nonpartisan League, put the following
words in print:
From the governor on down to the
minor state offices it is the same
story. William LANCER. a lawyer, was
chosen for governor over Frank Hy-
land. farmer"
The Herald editor apparently does
not know whereof he speaks in talk
ing of Mr.. Hyland. If you call a man
farmer because he cries farm sales
and is a starter of horse races at
fairs and because he has inherited
some farms which he rents out and
hires operated. then Frank Hyland,
candidate for the nomination to gov
ernor in the late North Dakota pri-
mary, is a farmer. But if the aver
age famer or person who knows a
farmer when he sees one is consulted
on the subject then he will say that
if one desires to vote for a farmer,
the recipient of his vote will have to
be closer affiliated with the farm
than Mr.. Hyland and some candidates
played up as farmers on the conser-
vative ticket in this state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

"The income tax is cheered Justify
by thousands because they are con.
fident they will never have to pay
such a tax" writes an editor who
wants to discredit that form of taxa.
tion based on ability to pay. No adj
vocate of the income tax needs Offer
any apology and there would not be
so much need for it and the inherit.
ance tax if the natural resources Of
the country had not been gobbled
up by the wealthy and used to ex.
plot the masses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

and more will through their narrow.
short-sighted policy. On the other
hand some of them have so much
that they are just wading In wealth.
But those who have built one and two
million dollar residences for them
selves and later go broke get little
sympathy here. Talk about "squan-
dering ourselves into prosperity"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

1920 there were plenty of party lead
ers who found it inexpedient to do
battle for Wilsonian doctrines. Not
until after his death did his party
really enshrine him.
The moral of all this? Perhaps
there isn't any-unless it is that the
great party leaders always are fight
ers, and that the battles they start
cannot be forgotten until the leaders
themselves are in their graves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
DENYING AN OLD MAXIM

Dawson Sentinel: 1t is a mistake
to assume that man is an authority
on everything just because he has
managed to possess himself of many
dollars. Regardless of all the assur-
ances that youth has received in the
past that pluck, not luck" is what
makes for success, the truth is, that
most of the great fortunes of America
are the result of chance circum-
stances.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

A newspaper Photographer has fig
ured out that Minnesota is sure to
have a governor for the next two
years whose name has but five let
tiers and ends with the letter M,
and he mentions Brown, Olson, and
Regain. On top of this the para
grapher might have added that the
spelling of the governors name will
not be changed one bit from what it
was in 1881 and 1892, namely OIL
SON.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
WOULD HAVE THEM SWEEP
OWN DOORSTEPS
Grand Rapids Herald-Review)

Talk about improvements to the
road sides in northern Minnesota, we
can suggest improvements to the sides
of the streets of the Twin Cities
which would add greatly to the value
of every piece of property within
those cities. There are vacant lots
which might be cleared of under
brush. There are dump heaps to be
cleaned up and taken away. There
are holes to fill and hills to level off.
All of these things would add to the
value of the property and would en-
plOy many hundreds of men.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

Specialization is necessary and it
is likely well that we have the ex-
perts, but little all around COM
mon knowledge is a good thing to
take along on life's pathway. One
writer says that specialization has
produced many executives who know
more and more about less and less
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)

Thief River Falls Times: We won
der If there really is anything to the
statement that one out of every ten
workers is employed in some public
capacity at public expense. Well,
that leaves only 80 per cent of us to
worry about the depression.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

Good times come from the gen.
crosby of Providence, bad times from
our own stupidity and weakness, and
the overriding of the masses by those
of wealth, power and greed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
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 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.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14

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shopping through the columns of the
AskOv American.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
Delhi Couple Mark
Golden Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Borg who have
been residents of Delhi for the past
forty-five years celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary, Tuesday at
their home in that village.
A dinner, in honor of the occasion,
was served at noon when dozen re-
latives and old friends were enter
tanned. Between courses, Ida Mae
Johnson dressed in her grandmoth-
er's wedding gown, gave an appro-
pirate reading and Lenore Johnson
gave recitation. Rev. E. E. Test,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
gave a toast to Mr.. and Mrs. Borg,
commenting on the years OF worth
while service they had given to the
community and wishing for them
many more years-of activity. ME.
Borg responded expressing gratitude
for the kindly interest shown by their
neighbors and friends.
A public reception was held later
which was attended by % people.
During the afternoon, the danghtefs
of Mr.. and Mrs. Borg, Mrs.. Victor
johnson and Mrs. David Jacobson as.
sisted by Rev. Test sang group OF
old fashioned songs. Cakes and cof-
fee were served.
Out of town GUESTS were ME-. and
Mrs. Oscar Borg and Mrs. Peter Has
mussen Of Mimaeapolis, Mrs. Ira
Rogers, Mrs. RohnEt PzrkeEs Mrz
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17

The new Charles F. Gales COM
pany store will be ready for opening
Saturday morning, it was announced
this week while workmen labored
overtime to get everything ready.
The false front which has hid
operations since the remodeling was
started month ago will come down
late Friday, disclosing the elaborate
new front and the beautiful interior
of Redwood Falls latest big improve
ment.r
The front is of black vitrolite with
sand blasted decorations. and the
store name while the windows are
trimmed with white metal. The two
doors which are on opposite sides of
semi-island window will be done in
gold leaf with silver hardware. The
awning will be in silver and black
while the window fixtures are in gold
and black.
The interior decorations, which
have been done by the Larson
Studios of Minneapolis, painters Of
the Minnesota and Redwood theatres,
are in three shades of green blended
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17

and with other colors in modernistic
designs. Fixtures are in tan with
black and silver trimmings.
Display cabinets surround the
room with the exception of an office
on the left side and fitting rooms in
the rear. The fitting rooms are large
and are in six colors, two of different
shades of green, and others in laven-
der, rose, orchid and gray. Each is
fitted with chairs, a table and mir
ror.
Oscar Bjork, st. Paul contractor
and a relative of Mr.. Gales, has had
charge of the work.
Mrs. j. T.s Murdoch, Miss Laura
Druke and Mrs. John jackson, all
of the former Gales store sales force,
will be back in the ready-to-wear de-
partment. The permanent sales force
in other departments of the store has
not been selected.
Mr.. Gales was in business here for
rs years prior to the fire which des-
troyed his Palace Clothing company
here in January 1881. His new store
is considered among the finest in the
entire northwest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
IndOrse Tax on Incomes With
Reservation That it be
Replacement Tax
WOULD REFLECT HOOVER
Economy in Government Urged
at County Convention
Here Wednesday

Julius A. Schmahl, state treasurer
and former Redwood Falls editor,
was Endorsed for governor Of Mime
sofa at the convention of Redwood
county Republicans at the court house
Wednesday afternoon.
In other resolutions the county de-
legates expressed their regret that
Congressman Frank Clague plans to
retire from public life and Landed his
work for the second district and state
during his political career.
A third important resolution in
dorsed the state income tax proposal
but added the qualification that it be
a replacement tax. President Hoov-
er, economies in government and low
er real estate taxes were favored IN
other resolutions.
Redwood Falls was represented at
the county conclave by eight dele
gates in the first ward and nine In
the second. The following were de-
legates: A. F. Hassenstab, Mrs. j. b.
Philbrick, s. B. Duea, A. j. White, f..
H. Bollum, Ernest Gallea, c. v. Farms
worth and H. S. Aune from the first
ward and Mrs. G. Kuenzli, A. c. Dol
lift, w. s. Brammer, George A.
Barnes, Mrs. ]. j. Christensen, c. A.
Luscher, j. Albert Johnson, II. v.
Starr and Walter Hassenstab from
the second.
Delegates and Alternates Elected
The delegates and alternates to
the st. Paul convention are K. J.
Mcdonald and A. w. Olson of Wal
nut Grove, II. B. West, Morgan,
George A. Barnes, S. B. Duea, ]. Al
bert Johnson, H. v. Starr, Redwood
Falls, Oscar Gimmestad and G. E..
Adsit, Belview.
Delegates and alternates at large
will include, w. R. Werring, Morgan;
H. S. Aune, Lee Alexander, Mrs. J..
j. Christensen, Mrs. ]. B. Philbrick
and Mrs. G.. Kuenzli, Redwood Falls.
The Redwood county committee
was elected as follows: first, A. w.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
2 Arrested for
L1personating
Game Wardens
WabassO Man Pays 500 Fine;
Bird Islander Pleads
Not Guilty

Alleged posing as game wardens
and confscating three guns resulted
in the arrest of H. Jenniges of Wa
basso and Milton Altman of near Bird
Island last week. Jenniges pleaded
guilty upon his arrest and was taken
before District Judge Harold Baker
where he was fined 500 and costs.
Altman pleaded not guilty before
A. G. Seivert, justice Of the peace,
and was bound over to the spring
term of court after long session OF
cross examining.
The men were arrested last week
by Game Wardens Olaf Lofquist,
Redwood Falls, w. B. Brown, Olivia
and District Game Warden Sam War
ner of Litchfeld, after five months
search. They were charged with inn
personating an officer of the law and
taken to the Renville county Jail in
Olivia where their hearings were held
Saturday morning.
Last fall the two are alleged to
have stopped on the road between
Hector and Bird Island and question
ed three boys who were hunting in a
nearby field.
Although only one of the boys was
old enough to require license, the
men took their guns and said they
would come back that night to put
them in Jail, according to the boys.
Failing to return that night, the par
ents of the young hunters reported
the case to the Olivia game warden.
When Jenniges was arrested Thurs
day, he returned one of the guns and
tried to locate the other one, but the
man to whom he had sold it, had sold
it to another party. He paid for it
besides the minimum fine of 500.
The game wardens have been work.
ing on the case ever since the day
the guns were unlawfully confiscated,
but different clues failed and it was
not until Jenniges pleaded guilty to
the charge that they suspected ALI
man as the second impersonator.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
I YOUTHS CHARGED
WITH LARCENY FOR
CHICKEN THIEVERY
Five Appear in Court Today
Following Series of
Arrests This Week
BELIEVE GANG BROKEN
Operated in Redwood and Other
Countless; Stole Cow,
Chickens, Charge

Seven youths who are alleged to
have been operating a thieving gang
in Redwood and nearby counties have
been arrested BY Sheriff L. j. Kise,
Deputy Sheriff Harry Beatty and
County Attorney George A.. Barnes
and at least five, of them will appear
before District Judge Albert H. Ener-
sen this morning charged with grand
larceny.
The Juvenile gang, all about 20
years of age, are lodged in Jail. The
authorities have uncovered approx
mately 80 thieyery jobs and are still
working on the case.
According to the stories of the ar
rested men and the information
which authorities have been able to
uncover, chickens, ducks, geese, one
cow, one pig and gasoline and auto
accessories have been stolen from
several places in Minnesota. Red
wood county was hardest hit while
the country around Springfield, Min
neapolis and Faribault were also
visited.
Seven Arrests Made
Five of the seven will plead guilty
before Judge Emerson this morning
in the court house according to Mr..
Barnes. One of the other two has
pleaded not guilty and has been
bound over to the spring term of
court. The seventh was brought back
from Faribault last night.
The first arrest which helped to I'M
cover the rest of the gang was made
over week ago when the sheriff and
his deputy took Ferdinand Schmidt of
near Morgan into custody. The ar
rest of Schmidt led to the arrest of
Marvin Kopischke, also of near Nor
gan.
Married Couple Arrested
Frances and Oliver Hagen, a mar
rice couple living near Morgan, were
also arrested last week and stated
that they will plead guilty before
Judge Emerson today according to
the sheriff. They live on a farm and
are alleged to have confessed that
they have been in several chicken
stealing deals and the theft of other
farm stock.
Leslie Wagner, Morgan, Robert
Wood, Pomeroy, Iowa and William
Vohs, Faribault are others arrested.
Wood was brought back from Iowa
last week after Sheriff Kise had
wired Sheriff John Dellinger of Rock
well City, Iowa and asked him to ar
rest Wood. Mr.. Kise went to Iowa
and brought him back. He was charg-
ed with stealing chickens with Sch
midi from Clark Wood, his brother.
Schmidt pleaded guilty to the charge
but Wood denied stealing chickens
and was bound over to the spring
term.
Sold Chickens in Morgan
According to the confession Sch
midi gave, the chickens were stolen
from Woods brother March 2 and
taken into Morgan where they were
sold. The produce man in Morgan
verified Schmidt's statement.
Sheriff Kise returned last night
from Faribault where he had been
since Tuesday to arrest William Vohs,
the seventh man of the gang. The
Redwood county authorities believe
that he is the last member, but they
are still trying to uncover more jobs
to find out if more men are mpllcat-
od
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
SCHOOL BOARD TO
RECONSIDER music
PROBLEM MONDAY
Citizens Committee Members
Present Petition With
72S Signatures
HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS
Urge Board to Reconsider it's
Action to Discontinue
Individual Lessons

At a special meeting Monday night
the school board will reconsider its
action to save the district $1,000 by
hiring music instructor who would
also teach other subjects, it was an
nounced after the regular meeting
this week at which members of the
citizens committee presented petit
ton asking the continuation of the
present system.
L. R. Ewart headed the delegation
of Is members before the board Mon-
day night and acted as spokesman
for the group. He said they appre-
ciated the position which the board is
in and that it is urged to lower taxes,
but after the petitions had been re-
turned with 728 signers, he said that
the committee felt they deserved
consideration.
He pointed out that about 80 stud
ents are receiving individual lessons
and that by cutting out private IN
struction the children will be de-
prived of this training. Mrs. c. A.
Lauterbach and Michael Lauterbach
also spoke on the Importance OF >.
w. Limburg, present music instruct
or, to the school and the city.
The IL petitions which were pre-
scented to the board bore the names
of 728 citizens of Redwood Falls. VI
that number, 242 were home owners
in Redwood Falls, LAP were business
and professional men and the re-
mainder were citizens and indirect
taxpayers, according to the report
read at the meeting.
Due to recent bad weather, men,
bers of the committee stated, the re-
sidential section was not entirely
covered and consequently the number
of names desired as petitioners was
not obtained.
Urged by taxpayers to reduce the
school levy, the board recently slash
ed it's budget by $4,000 and as part
of its economy program voted to save
$1,000 by hiring an instructor to
take charge of band and orchestra
and teach other subjects in the high
school. Music enthusiasts drew up
and circulated the petitions following
this action of the board.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
Rural School Pupils
in Declamatory Meet

Twenty contestants will compete
in a countrywide declamatory con-
test for rural school students to be
held at the Lincoln Junior High
school auditorium Friday at 2:30 p.
m.
The speakers were selected at six
sectional contests held in the county
last week. C. D. Clipfell, county sup
erintendent of schools, is in charge
of the contest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17
Pre-Easter Services
Planned at Churches
HOLY Week Plans Announced
by Pastors; Easter Pro-
grams Planned

Redwood Falls churches will OBJ
serve holy week with special services
Palm Sunday and mid-week services,
to be followed with elaborate Easter
Sunday programs. I,
Union services will be conducted
by pastors of the Christian, Method
list and Presbyterian churches We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday eve
ming of next week after Palm Sunday
sermons in each church.
Rev. J. P. Linn of the Presbyterian
church will speak Wednesday at 8 p.
m. at the Christian church on "The
Meaning of the Cross" Rev. G. E.
Martin will conducts the service
Thursday evening at the Presbyterian
church, speaking on Lord is it T.
and Rev. Oscar Joneson will speak at
the Methodist church Friday night on
"The Groups Before the Cross"
The services will be accompanied
by special music and will last from
8 to p. m.
English Lutheran Service
Palm Sunday services will be held
at the English Lutheran church at IL
a. m. and communion service will
be given on Good Friday at 1880 a.
m. An Easter offering for benevol-
ences will be received at the Easter
Sunday service at IL a. m.
Catholic holy week services will be
held Thursday morning and evening,
Friday morning and evening and Sat
urday morning. At a. m. Thursday
a mass will be read followed by the
procession to the altar of repose. The
evening program includes holy hour
and choir recital at 7:30 p. m.
Friday morning the mass Of the
pre-sanctified and alteration of the
cross will be celebrated and Friday
evening, the Way of the Cross SER
mon on the passion. Holy Saturday
a mass will be read atc8 a. m. with
prescribed ceremonies. 81 Mass on
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17

share one of the two second district
ballots. Both have long been pro-
minent state Democrats. Mr.. Keefe
represented the district when Wood
row Wilson was nominated in 1912
and when William Jennings Bryan
won in 1908.
The Redwood county delegation
supported Franklin Roosevelt for
president and Joe Wolf for national
committeeman while the convention
split between Mr. Wolf and ]. H.
Fitzgerald of Rochester. The dele
gates from this district are pledged
to Wolf with 20 others while Mr..
Fitzgerald has two delegates.