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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04

collected in income taxes in Wiscon-
sin and then the burden of additional
interest money and retirement of
bonds in Minnesota.
The inheritance tax could we'll be
doubled in the higher brackets, espec-
tally on the inheritances of $4,000,
100000 and over.
Indiana and Wisconsin have in
augurated the chain store tax and
Minnesota taxpayers may as well ben
eft from this source of revenue. 1t
will also at the same time help to
place the Independent merchant on a
more equal plane with his bigger
competitor.
Tax Butter Substitute.
Wisconsin has put over an oleo-
margarine tax and if the various
states follow in line the dairy inte-
rests will benefit by better prices and
the public will benefit by greater use
of more healthful productive ex-
cellent butter of today.
Reducing the membership of the
Minnesota Legislature will increase
the efficiency of this body. If the
membership is cut in half the rural
representatives will, generally speak
ing, be representing two counties in
stead of one, and the senators will
represent four counties instead of two
as now prevails. In other words, rep
resentatives will have a constituency
of 10000 people while senators will
represent $4,000 people. This will
mean a saving of 100000 or more in
each session in the way of salaries
and help at the capitol, and may also
result in the legislators being pest
cred by smaller number of paid lob
byists of the special privilege interests
of the state.
Raise of the gross earnings tax has
been recommended by the Minnesota
Tax Commission. The farmers of Pine
county pay from 800 to 500 of their
income in taxes. The railroads and
telephone companies can we'll stand
a reasonable raise.
Economy in government is essential
just as thrift, honesty, frugality, and
in the home and business. Getting a
dollars value for a dollar spent is a
most important phase of government
if it is to be successful.
1t means hard and consistent fight
ing to put over a program as above
outlined, as the groups who have ben
Gifted under our antiquated system
of taxation especially, will battle
against it to the last ditch, but it can
be done with the masses more united
and battling for their rights. 1t would
relieve considerable portion of the
tax load on farms, homes, and bust
ness places in Pine county and the
state of Minnesota, and with further
study by taxpayers of this program we
believe that a greater share of it will
be put over for the benefit of the
masses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
Advertising Pays,
Read This Item

According to the Askov Amer
lean DuQuette correspondents
version, the strength of advertising
is visited even to dumb animals.
AS the story goes, Elmer Sprague's
blind dog, Jack" of the Duquette
community, became lost Monday
and commenced travelling down the
road past Kerrick and Bruno and
was on his way toward Askov when
found by Mr.. Sprague. 1t was
thought by the Duquette writer
that the dog after realizing he was
lost, had evidently decided to get
into the Lost and Found" column
of the Askov American. This
might be true and would go to
show that advertising is even
known to dumb animals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
mWdajnQtonLetter
Bv " CDaley

superiority will be at low ebb. In re-
cent years the line of cleavage be-
tween the two parties has been diff
cult to discern for old-time war
whoops are no longer effective with
the voters. To attempt to define the
party distinctions on current first
rate issues is to tell the difference
between Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-
dee. Agreement has been reached
that whatever tax program is adopted
it will not cover transactions of 1881
but for this and succeeding years.
Picturesque characters burst on the
official horizon so frequently that the
theatricals of Senator Huey Long of
Louisiana during his first three days
stirred nothing but amusement. Long
has returned to his home state to
save his political machine from
wreckage, but will return to his Sen
atorial duties at an early date. The
Senate veterans treat the belligerent
newcomers just as seniors and sophie
mores at college give the freshmen
plenty of time to romp noisely. 1t is
expected that Senator Longs impulses
will eventually bring tightening OF
the reins. In sharp contrast with
Long was the Difference the Senate
paid to another freshman, the Junior
Senator from Maine. Senator White
has attended to his duties but fol-
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
LARSEN HEADS
ASKOV CREAMERY
Local Cooperative Organization is
Seen in Good Financial Condition;
Many Attend Annual Meet.

AS usual there was a very good
the Askov Creamery Association.
which was held in the d. B. s. main
hall Tuesday afternoon. This was the
Dist annual meeting of the organiza
ton and through that span of years
the company has gone through both
good and poor times, but always has
been in financially sound condition.
The lowest average price paid for
butterfat to the patrons was in 1915
when it was down to 28.46 cents per
pound. From then on it rose rapidly
until it reached the climax in 1919
when it paid 6514 cents per pound.
towever, the annual production was
not so big in those days as the pa
irons received only S91, 2O6S5. While
the production in 1881 was much larg-
er the prices per pound of butterfat
fell down to 29.43 cents. and the total
paid to the patrons was $1O1, 723.03.
According to the annual statement
of the organization it, during the
year, received 1.337.156 pounds of
cream in which there we're 345,626.5
pounds of butterfat with an average
test of 25.S4%. They made 42S,535
pounds of butter, the overrun being
S2,9OS pounds or 23.98%. The manu-
featuring cost of the butter during
1881 was 2.10 cents per pound, the
lowest it has ever been. In 1915 the
the manufacturing cost was $40 cents
per pound which indicates economy
and efficiency at the present time.
Some Changes Made.
At the meeting Tuesday, presided
over very ably by Chr. Morgensen,
who has been president for four years,
the secretary, M. TuXen, offered some
suggestions which were adopted with
Continued on Page 50
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
PINE COOP OIL
DECLARES PROFIT
Annual Meeting Saturday DisclOses
Fact That ASkOv Association is In
Good Financial Condition.

approximately 60 members of the
Pine Coop Oil Association met in the
D. b. S. hall Saturday afternoon and
conducted the annual meeting of the
concern. The meeting was opened
in charge of Christ Larsen, president
OF the association and the financial
statement was read by Secretary
TbOrvald SOrensen. A review of the
figures for the year showed that in
spite of the general business depres-
sion business held its own in profit
to the members.
AT the time of the annual meet
ing it was seen that 302 are signed
up as members of the association as
compared to 267 last year. Eleven
per cent profit will be distributed to
these this year while only 10 per cent
was paid last year. While the actual
profit was 1898 per cent, it was
deemed best by the board of directors
to pay only II per cent and keep the
remainder in the treasury for an
emergency if one should arise.
Mora Coop Manager Talks.
J. B. Vandermyde, manager of the
Kanabec County Coop Oil Co., was
present and spoke at some length on
cooperation and commended the as
ISOLATION here on its wonderful strides
since organizing little over two
years ago. Mr.. Vandermyde stated
that it denoted good management
when a concern could build from the
ground up and achieve results as the
Pine Coop Oil Association has done
here. He advocated patronage of CO.
operative organizations and took as
example the cooperative creamerieS
and at the same time scoring men,
bers for hauling their cream else
where when they can get a better
deal right in their own association.
He called attention to the fact that,
although it seemed very good to at
tend the annual meeting and have
lump dividend declared but that the
truth of the matter is possibly, through
the policy of awarding dividend with
each cream check throughout the year,
the creamery will equal, if not excel
the benefits of other organizations.
Mr.. Vandermyde stated that the
public needs cooperative education
and called attention to the paper,
cooperative Builder" which is is
Continued on Page 100
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
Income Tax Benefits.

The merits of the state income tax
has been discussed quite thoroughly
in the columns of the AskOv American
with two lengthy articles and many
smaller editorials, so the readers are
familiar with our ideas along that
line Half the states of the Union
now have the income tax law but
Minnesota has been tagging in this
equitable form of taxation. Our
neighbOring state of Wisconsin has
collected a tax on income during the
past twenty years and the citizens as
a whole have prOfited from it. Wis
consin's population is 2,939,006 and
that of Minnesota is 2,563,953. With
a larger population and both states
principally agricultural, Wisconsin
naturally has a larger total income.
However, its bonded Indebtedness of
all governmental subdivisions as of
Jan. 1, 1880, was but S160,000,000 as
compared with Minnesota's $316,000,-
900. The per capita bonded indebted
ness in Wisconsin is $54.46 and in
Minnesota $123.31. For the years OF
1928, 1929, and 1880 the per capita
state and local general property tax in
Wisconsin averaged S39.79 while in
Minnesota the average was S47.47
The difference represents the amount
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

eign automobiles would be doubled,
beginning Monday of this week. AS
American cars constitute the great
majority of foreign motor vehicles in
Sweden, factories in the United States
will bear the brunt of the increase
Hereafter, American and other for
eign cars are considered PARTICLES of
luxury" While it is officially denied,
it is commonly understood that the
Swedish action is a retaliatory meas
ure against the high import duties
levied by the United States on Swed-
ish industrial products.
Branded Reelected.
DR.. G. A. Brandelle, president Of
the Swedish Lutheran Augustana
synod, has been reelected president
of the National Lutheran Council, a
central board consisting of represent
tatives of most of the Lutheran synods
in the United States. Dr. Branded
who has, headed the Augustana synod
since 1918, has been president of the
National Lutheran Council since 1926.
LOngfellOw Remembered.
On March "a, it will be fifty years
since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
American poet, died. On that day
Copenhagen friends of American liter
ature will honor his memory in some
manner not as yet determined, since
it is a widely recognized fact that he
was the first prominent American to
call attention to the literature of Den
mark. In 1885 Longfellow spent sew
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04

Cabled word comes from Copen-
hagen that Sophus Michaelis, famed
Danish poet, died a few days ago at
the age of 81. His poems and novels
are greatly admired by those af fas-
tidious tastes, and his drama, "Revo-
lutionary Wedding" some years ago
was presented on the American stage
where it attracted a good deal of at
tention. Mr.. Michaelis spent several
months in this country. and ever since
evinced deep interest in things Amer
lean. At one time he was married to
Nine. Karin Michaelis, author of
"The Dangerous Age" best seller
in America as we'll as in many Euro
pean countries.
Served Fifty Years.
Mrs. Bertha Schjoldager Armbrus-
ter last week completed fifty years of
service in the schools of Chicago
where she has been a teacher and a
principal ever since 1882; twice she
has been president of the Illinois
State Teachers association. Mrs.
Armbruster was born in Norway and
came to this country as a child; she
was one of the earliest Norwegian
teachers to be employed by the Chi
cago schools. Now that she has COM
pleted her half century of service,
Mrs. Armbruster resigns, in accord
ance with the old-age regulations OF
the board of education.
Auto Duty Doubled.
Last week the Swedish government
announced that import duties on for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04
Cutting the Tax Burden
Where Most Necessary
Pine County Taxpayers to Discuss Ways and
Means of Further Reducing the Tax
Load on General Property and
Propose Legislation
(EDITORIAL)

Pine county taxpayers meeting today the
discuss and formulate program that will of
oudensome FARMS homes and business places county
as well as all the state.
Especially during the last two has the problem been
discussed edoray and by readers the Askov
American Naturally definite ideas have been arrived
based in other states we'll those
state Summing and adopting the best programs
well proting by bad policy
adhere Therefore might be we'll that county taxpayers
consider among other proposals:
l. A good state income tax that will bring in at least
enough right from the beginning wipe the
state tax rate on general property.
= Raise in the state Inheritance tax especially the
higher brackets
B. chain store tax.
t. state tax Oeomargarine- retail, wholesale
and manufacturing.
D. Reduce the membership of the Minnesota egisla-
about One-haf Of what it low
g. Raise in the gross earnings tax of telephone and
railroad companies to at least SO.
T. Economy in local. county and state governments.
s. further cut in the price of state prison machinery
and Irvine and investigation of the high machinery
of the International Harvester Company.
g. Discourage bond issues much possible, resort
ing to that method of financing only in necessity,
knowing that interest payments real burden
iOus divisions of government well as the individual.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
NIJTTALL
RED CROSS RELIEF WORK TO
BE DISCUSSED AT WILMINGTON.

The relief activities of the Amer
ican Red Cross will be described in
an address by Vice Chairman James
L. Fieser at a regional conference
of Red Cross and other welfare
works in Wilmington, October 31st.
Mr.. Fieser is in personal charge of
the distribution of commodities
voted by Congress from Farm Board
sUrpluses, involving S5,000,000 BUSH
els of wheat and 100000 bales Of
cotton. He will outline the methods
followed in the conversion of wheat
into flour and cotton into cloth and
clothing. He will also discuss Red
Cross chapter participation i'll un-
employment relief.
Walter Davidson, assistant man
ager of the eastern area, will be an
other speaker from national head
quarters. Mr.. Davidson will direct
attention to cooperative measures
in the present emergency and to the
financing of Red Cross activities.
What tic Public Health Nurse
Does" is announced as the title of
an address by Miss Ella Mcneil, SUI
nurse of the Southeastern
Pennsylvania chapter, Philadelphia
Service to veterans and the work
of the Junior Red Cross are other
topics to be placed before the con-
ference.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
New Century Club Notes

\ report of unusual interest to the
of the General Federation in Seattle.
Washington. i'm June. 1t was given by
DR. Dalema Draper on Monday at the
weekly meeting of the Milford New
Century Club. Home" was the theme
around which the programs. for this
congregation of women leaders of the
country were built, Home, with refer
ence to the family, to the community,
and to the nation, was stressed by the
foremost thinkers of the day. DR.. Dra-
per gave the gist of each one. This
Federation marked the retirement of
Mrs. John Sipple, of Baltimore. as pres
ident and the election of Mrs. Grace
Morrison Poole, as the new executive
officer.
a motion was made and carried that
there bc $40 meeting of the club on No
Nembcr 7. That day the club will be the
guest of the Washington Heights Club
in Wilmington, giving Il reciprocity
program
Miss Elizabeth Johnson was unani-
mously elected a new member of thy
club.
Music for the meeting was furnished
by Miss Dorothy Joseph. who played
piano solo.
Arrangements were made for menu
hers to attend the Kent County Insti-
tutc which vas held in Harrington on
Wednesday.
Next week a Halloween party will
he given with Mrs. Walter X. Barrett
as chairmln of the day.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
MILFORD BUSINESS MEMS
ASSOCIATION TO SPONSOR
WEDNESDAY BARGAIN DAY

y AT a special meeting of the Mil
ford Business Mems Association
held in the City Hall Wednesday
night plans were formulated for a
Wednesday Bargain Day to be held
each week. Each Wednesday, each
merchant will put on sale a super
bargain that will be on sale for that
day only. The specials will be au-
thorized and approved by the Shop
pers' Committee of the Association.
Each week in the Chronicle a page
will be devoted to announcing to
the public the bargain that each
merchant will have on sale the fol-
lowing Wednesday.
The specials that the merchants
will put on sale for these Wednes
day Bargain Days will be Outstand-
ing values in standard, staple mer-
chandise and they will be for sale at
the bargain price for the one day
only.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
PERSONALS

Misses Lillian and Isabel Hauser
visited relatives in Philadelphia this
week.
Mrs. Laura Giltner and Mrs. Ethel
Hinber, of Washington, d. c., were
the guests of Mrs. James e. Smith
this week.
Mrs. Paul Bordner and daughters,
of DreXel Hill, Pa, are spending
few days with Mrs. Charles G. Fish
er and Miss Virginia Fisher.
-
Mrs. Mortimer Browning, of New
York City, has been the guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d.
Abbott. She arrived on Tuesday and
left today.
%
c. II. Tuthill, of Washington, d.
c., spent the weekend with his sis
ter, Mrs. w. G.. Bethards, before leay-
ing for Texas, where he will spend
the month of November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis r. Grier re-
turned to Milford on Wednesday af-
ter a ten day visit with Mrs. Grier's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shat
.uck, of Columbus, Ohio.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28

Mrs. Sue Clark, of Camden, is
spending this week with her sister,
Mrs. Thomas Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Baynum,
of Philadelphia, were weekend Wis
itors of Mrs. George II. Baynum.
Mrs. Benjamin Matthews, of Los
Angeles. Calf, is spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Layton re-
turned from their honeymoon on
Sunday. They are at home now in
Bridgeville.
Miss Elsa Peterson, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Holz-
for two weeks, returned to
her home in Philadelphia yesterday.
Mrs. John X. Walters returned TO
her home in Wallingford, Pa, on
Sunday, after spending several
months with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Varney. She was
by her small son,
Jackie, and Mrs. Varney. who will
be her guest for short time.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
SPORTSMEN FORM
PROTECTIVE CLUB
[Coutinned from Fv,t Page1
GERS, who include the following:

GERS, who include the following:
E. c. Totten, Salisbury, secretary
of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association, president; vice presi-
dents, Leonard K. Yerger, of Will
mington, for New Castle county;
Mayor J. Wallace WoodfOrd, of Do
yer, for Kent county; William NJ.
Foord, formerly of Wilmington, but
now Sussex county resident, as
vice president for that county; Sec
retary and treasurer, J. J. Parsons,
of Seaford. Bylaws were adopted
and other details necessary for pre-
liminary organization were acted
upon.
Short talks were made by Tobias
Thompson, of Seaford; DR.. P. E,
TOmlinsOn, of Rehoboth, formerly
of Wilmington, and State Forester
w. S. TabeT, of Dover. s.
1t is the aim of the association to
so conduct its work that a member
ship of at least 500 sportsmen from
all parts of the State may be obtain
ed. Anyone over IS years of age
would be eligible for membership
which carries with it the obligation
to obey the letter and spirit of all
game and fish laws and to encour-
age public regard for practical and
desirable game and fish protection.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
ROTARIANS 10 MEET
WITH BOY SCOUTS

At the regular weekly meeting of
the Milford Rotary Club on Monday
a general discussion of Boy Scouts
was held. Louder Hearn gave a
short talk on ScOutcraft and sug-
gested that the Rotary Club do all
that they can to encourage the two
Milford troops. Out of the discus
sion that followed Mr. Hearn's talk
came the suggestion that a joint
meeting of the Rotary Club and the
two Milford troops be held. This was
decided upon and the date was set
for Friday, November 4th.
The two troops have already set
to work planning a program for the
evening. The tentative plan is as
follows: Supper will be served at
1880 After supper the boys will
put on exhibitions of fire by fric-
tiOn, semaphore signalling, knot
tieing and first aid. Next two Scouts
will pass their Tenderfoot require
ments. There will be a short talk
by someone who has some expe-
rience leading Scouts but the speak
er has not yet been announced. The
meeting will be closed with a clos
ing ceremony and the playing of
"TapS" by the buglcr.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
PRESIDENT HOOVER TO VISIT
WILMINGTON NEXT MONDAY

President Hoover will make his
first campaign visit to Wilmington
next Monday when he will stop his
special train for five minutes talk
from the rear platform on his trip
to New York, where he will make
his fourth campaign address at Mad
ison Square Garden that night.
The Presidents train will arrive
in Wilmington at the Pennsylvania
Railroad Station at 1870 p. m.
A large gathering of Delaware
citizens and supporters is expected
to greet the Chief Executive.
Immediately upon receipt of word
of the Presidents plans, members of
the Republican State Committee,
headed by Frank V. DUPONT, began
to make arrangements for a suit
able reception. The Republican first
district (city) committee, led by
Mayor Frank C. Sparks, will also CO.
operate.
Milford chronicle., 1932-10-28
REPUBLICANS
PLAN MEETINGS
[Centinued from First Pagel

]
Plaza Theatre in Milford. The
speakers will be Dr. Charles w.
/ Burkett, of the Department of Agri-
culture at Washington Reuben
Satterthwaite, Jr., candidate for
Congress: Daniel J. layton, candi-
date for Attorney General and Geo.
S. Williams, who seeks reelection
as State Treasurer. Music will be
supplied by the Milford Boys Band
The same evening, next Wednes-
day, Republicans will gather at Sell
byville where Daniel J. Layton, Geo.
S. Williams and T. Muncey Keith, of
Wilmington, will be the speakers.
Music for the affair will be furnish
ed by Kelley's Orchestra of Will
mingtOn.
On Thursday evening, November
3, a large meeting will be held at
the Sussex Theatre in Georgetown.
A prominent speaker from outside
the State will speak. His name has
not been announced as yet. Cover
nor Buck and other State officials
will also be on the platform and
will address the meeting. Snyder's
Band will furnish the music.
On Friday evening, November 4,
the colored voters will meet at
Woolford Building in Seaford where
they will listen to addresses by DR..
Conwell Bantum, John COlbOurne |
and T. Muncey Keith. The same eve
ming a meeting will be held at Lau-
rel at which the same speakers will !
talk.
On Saturday, November 1.-The Re-
publicans will hold a meeting in the
Millsboro school house. The speak
ers will be Ruby r. Vale, Daniel ].
Layton and George Williams. Music
will be furnished by the Millsboro
Band.