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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
PUBLIC OFFICERS SHOULD
WATCH STEP

Editor Askov American:
l noticed in the commissioners re-
port that in the levy for the coming
year, they are allowing $4,000 for
the county poor; one half of this for
the so-called Mothers Pension, and
which is nothing more than county
add
Now do not misunderstood me,
am not against helping the poor and
needy, but before being too extra
VACANT with the taxpayers money a
more careful investigation should be
made, as some of those folks receiv-
ing this aid could be sent to the Poor
for the money they are getting, as
when at present we are all so poor
that we are almost in the need of aid.
And some farmers and others were
getting their share, as you know the
Red Cross distributed a carload of
flour in this territory. Here were
farmers living on good clay soil and
milking from ten to fifteen cows get
ting some of this Red Cross flour.
l am quite sure it was intended for
families unemployed, and without any
other means of getting bread for their
little ones. l say to you farmers,
were you ever hungry? Did you ever
miss a meal when you were a child
or did you ever have to go to school
without breakfast. If so, how could
you take the bread from the mouth of
those little hungry ones of which
there are thousands in the country to
day? This is another item that
should receive a more careful investi-
cation before handing out the dole.
also notice that the taxpayers
can vote at the fall election on
changing from county to township
system in caring for the poor. This
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

Governor Cross, of Connecticut:
The doctrine of lavish government
expenditure as promoter of eco
nomic prosperity is unsound in theory,
and it's fallacy has been demonstrated
by the experience in the past three
years. In the prosperity phase of
the business cycle, it should be the
care of the government, as of the
wise individual, to exercise caution
and refuse to be swept along too fast
on the wave of speculative optimism
In the period of depression, govern
ment should adjust itself to bad times
just as the people must do and, by
economy and careful control of ex-
penditures, seek to live as nearly as
possible within it's income.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
IN A FEW WORDS

L. c. Hodgson, we'll known st. Paul
writer, often gives a good measure OF
humor, of which the following are ex-
amples:
The famous old Indian who was 162
years old last year turns out to be 81
this year. The depression has dimin-
ished everything.
If dogs understand what men say
they might not love men SO eagerly.
l heard young man say: IF had
known my father was going to die
never would have cussed him." Alas
we never know how long life will
be. This one moment is our only real
chance to be kindly.
An eastern editor was robbed OF
$1SS the other day and three detec-
tive agencies are trying to find out
how he got so much money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
DAMAGES BY PROTECTED
ANIMALS

Reports are beginning to come In
now about crop damages caused by
deer-in fact it seems that the dam
age to crops, especially growing rut-
abagas, is greater this year than for
merly. Perhaps there are more deer
and therefore more damage to the
leaves and tops of the rutabagas.
The deer is a protected animal,
folks are not permitted to shoot it
out of season even though it does
damage to crops. 1t is aggravating
not to say disgusting to see good
crops spoiled by these animals-the
labor to some extent wasted-and GER
tainly no one can blame a farmer
thus affected for being dissatisfied.
Most of the crop damages suffered
by farmers through protected ami
mails seems to have been near game
reserves or on farms isolated from
others-where it was sparsely settled
and little land under cultivation, but
this year the deer are becoming boil
der and moving right up into we'll
settled portions. Considerable dam
age has already been done on one
farm only two miles from Askov.
Many individual cases can be cited.
If this crop damage menace keeps
growing something will have to be
done about tin fact it seems al
ready bad enough to warrant action.
A law reimbursing farmers for dam
ages to crops caused by protected ami
mails would seem only fair. The ap-
preparations for such damages should
come out of hunting license money.
If the hunter, generally speaking,
wants the game protected until the
hunting season, it is only reasonable
that he pay for damages done by the
protected animals.
Lovers of nature will fight for the
preservation of wild life, and hunters
by the thousands enjoy their annual
or biennial hunting expeditions
many of them living in Pine county
and on the farms as we'll as in the
larger cities. If this sport-which
they thoroughly enjoy-can be pre-
served for them, and the wild life
preserved without too much damage
or without one class of people being
the goat, then we'll and good. But
as it is going now, and apparently
increasingly so, the farmer pays the
fiddler. The burden should be borne
by all those who hunt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
WELL KNOWN NAME

This is the time of the year when
autoists encounter more detours than
at any other time of the year, though
in these parts there are but few.
This is the natural time for road
building.
The detOurs bring to mind the
conversation between three tourists.
The first tourist said: "That man
Lincoln must have been a great man.
Look at all the roads named up after
him." Likewise Jefferson" said the
second tourist. But" piped the third
tourist, that Frenchman, DaytOur,
must have been the biggest of all,
see all the roads that carry his
name"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv Amerfcan.)
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR
THE BOYS
Capital Times)

Capital Times)
In 1917 Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover was one of those lavish in
their praise of the bravery of Amer
lean soldiers overseas. With the big
bankers and industrialists who made
millions out of the war, Mr.. Hoover
in effect said:
when the boys get back, the coun-
try is theirs. Nothing will be too
good for them"
In 1882 President Herbert Hoover di-
reefs the bayOnets and tear gas bombs
of federal trOups against the Worll war
veterans, brutally driving them from
their shanty encampments. BY way
of comment on the bonus marchers,
Mr.. Hoover tells the press that many
of them are communists and persons
with criminal record" And sub
versive Influences" he says, are pres
ent in the veterans ranks chal ienging
the U. S. government.
AS gas helmeted regular army
troops with fixed bayonets charged the
bonus army shambles, leaving in their
wake the blazing huts of the veterans,
Mr.. Hoover sees in the destruction a
victory for law and order. Govern
ment cannot be coerced by mob rule,
he declares, as mObs of soldiers and
police tussle with veterans and throw
over a score in Jail.
When the youth and flower of
America were facing death or worse
on the battlefields of France, Mr..
Hoover and the powerful influenC es
in the United States engaged in the
propaganda of war and hatred were
lavish with promises and praise. To-
day the heroes of 1917 and 1918 have
become "a mob with criminal tenden-
cies'' to Mr.. Hoover and his friends.
Nothing is too severe in dealing with
them-the bayonet, the torch, the gas
bomb.
One killed, scores wounded and
bruised,-thats the casualty list of
the bonus battle of the last few days.
Nothing too good for the boys? No,
not even bullets.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

was with the aid Of English consump-
tion Of it's butter, eggs and bacon that
the little kingdom on the peninsula
of Jutland was able to build up an
agricultural economy which has made
Denmark famous the world over.
While the Danes were heartened
for time by Great Britain's imposi-
ton of 20 per cent duty on Irish
farm produce, there is a possibility
that this slight advantage may now be
destroyed by an inter-empire agree
ment at Ottawa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

means that each township will take
care of it's own poor, outside of those
on the county farm. 1 hope it also
includes the responsibility of each
town to attend to the cases, which
are to be sent to the University hos
pital.
l wish to say this much, that it
| seems to me that we absolutely have
to elect new officers to handle our
public affairs, who will make thor
Ough investigation of all cases, help
the ones in real need and no more.
| By urging this we must look back
over the list of all those who were
not able to pay their taxes last year.
Owing to this fact, and considering
present prices for farm produce, many
more will not be able to pay their
taxes this year. Where is the money
coming from to. carry on this poor
aid?
| l think the county commissioners
would satisfy the taxpayers very
much if they would explain where
and how to meet this and other levies
when only small percentage of taxes
are coming in.
The tax problem is a very serious
one, as it is crowding many worker
from his home and many farmer
from his farm, turning them and their
families into the ranks of the poor,
and in need of aid.
Many public officers both in local,
state and national governments seem
to be blind to this when it is ques-
ton of spending public money. Now
at last we have the wonderful sales
tax, to balance the budget of the
national government, but how, when
the majority of the people have no
money to pay for the things they
need and consequently can not buy
anything.
Now let us compare the sales tax
and the income tax for a movement.
manufacturer with modern machin-
cry and 100 men employed may have
as much income alone from his fac
tory products, as all those hundred
men working for him, but as far as
buying necessities of life and articles
the sales tax is placed on, he may
not spend any more money than one
of his employees, and that would mean
only 20 sales tax and 1000 income.
Instead we should have an equitable
income tax where the men with an
income equal to that of those work.
ing for him should pay as much tax
as they together. That would do
away with a lot of speculation and
we would all stand the just share
of the tax burden. Yes, you may say
that the manufacturer has a large
capital invested in his factory. Yes.
but to begin with, this was made in
! long to the public, or by exploiting a
bunch of workers. Have not we
farmers spent all our life clearing
and workqing up this land to pro-
duce food so that society may live,
and invested all our earnings, if any,
in machinery and cattle? Yet we pay
the largest share of the tax burden.
Think this over, l do not expect
that you will agree with me, but I
am quite sure that you will come to
the conclusion that we have to get
together and vote for those in favor
of some kind of income tax, or we
will all be on the road to the county
poor farm.
Thanking you 1 am respectfully
yours for the betterment of the peo-
pie,
HJALMER SANDELL
Hinckley, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

St. Peter Herald: Beware of the
man who destroys and tears down any
person, business or government. He
is a dangerous demagogue for he
takes away public confidence and re-
places that which he destroys with
nothing America today is suffering
more from the demagogue than she
is from any other cause.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
AMENDMENT NO. 4
(The Pine Poker)

Voters of Pine county and every
other county in the state should vote
100 per cent in favor of the amend
ment providing for the payment Of
taxes by the state rural credits de-
partment on state owned farms.
There are a large number of these
farms in Pine county, as we'll as other
counties of the state. They are farms
that have been secured through the
foreclosure of mortgages by the
credits department. AS soon as they
become state-owned, the taxes cease.
This works hardship on every other
taxpayer in the county and increases
his taxes. 1t costs just so much
money to run the county, towns and
villages. When some lands are taken
off the tax rolls, other lands must
bear their burden of taxation. Some
folks may argue it all means the
same in the long run as the tax
payers pay the bills of the state.
But it is not the same. At present,
the taxes of these state-owned farms
are made up by a comparatively few
peOple-thOse living in the counties
where these farms lie. If the state
paid taxes on them, every taxpayer
in the state would contribute. The
cost to all would be slight At pres
ent it is an unjust cost on a few. AS
long as the state has gone into the
loan business, the state should pay
taxes the same as any other business
ind Th0
Land Bank pays taxes on all farms
which they have secured by fore
closure.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

Some department heads at the state
capitol holdovers of the reactionary
forces-have been more than free to
criticise the governor for alleged lack
of economy in state affairs. But when
Governor Olson suggested vacations
without pay for state employees to ac-
tually save some state taxes there
was all kinds of excuses why that
should not be put into force. Again
a person should practice what he
breaches.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

A job and square meal is the
paramount issue in this national po-
litical campaign. In fact it brings
Us back to the old slogan of "a full
dinner pail only this time it is the
other political party that is privi-
legged to use it. The unemployment
problem must be solved if we are to
have prosperity. Is it less than the
part of patriotism to ask those who
have more than plenty and are well
fed to help those who are in want and
in need?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

w. E. Dahlquist, Thief River Falls
Times: There are just two suggestions
we would like to make We wish the
vets wouldn't try to convince us that
we can drink ourselves rich. From
q strictly economic standpoint we are
convinced that the more we drink the
poorer we will be. Legalizing beer
will not increase the price of barley
and the money that will be spent for
beer will not be spent for automo-
biles or canvas gloves or the many
other things the sale of which gives
employment to people. On the other
side of the question we wish the drys
would quit shouting for law observ-
ance and start preaching temperance
again. Temperance is more impOr-
tant than prohibition. The saloon
system failed because of intemper-
ance. Prohibition is failing because
of intemperance. What We need now,
always have needed and always will
need is the preaching of temperance.
The law against murder is not the
thing that keeps us from numbering
one another. We go days at a time
without numbering our neighbors,
largely because we have within us a
deep rooted feeling that murder,
somehow or other, is an evil. A sur
prisingly large number of people
do not feel that way about drinking.
The preaching of temperance may
convince some of them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

Short timely letters on topics
OF public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opn-
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, 1932-08-04
ELY GETS in LINE
minneapolis Daily Starr

Governor Ely of Mass achusetts,
whose speech nominating AL Smith
was the best piece of oratory heard in
either national convention in Chicago,
spent two hours and a half with Gov
ernor Roosevelt and the word has
gone out that he will go down the
line for the party's ticket. For man
as dumb as the Hoover papers picture
him Governor Roosevelt has a power
full way of winning over his most bit
ter opponents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

A writer of national repute predicts
great prosperity for the farmer who
puts money into hogs" The farm
ers plight today is largely due to the
money he has been putting into hogs
but unfortunately not the kind of
hogs that are raised on the FARMS
Larry HO.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

Baudette Region: Did you ever no
tice that when young fellow gets his
pay check cashed he always puts the
biggest bill on the outside? But you
never see foxy married lad doing
anything so rash.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

The advice of man of experience
to a younger business man was this:
Don't be too serious with your Gus
toners and friends. They all appre-
ciate sunshine and not too much
rain"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

Hokah Chief: The less reason some
people have for being puffed up, the
more they expand
Evening star., 1932-07-28
ALLISON IS NAMED
TO OPPOSE COCHET
SuppIants Shields in Davis
Cup PIay-VineS Drawn
Against Borotra.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ARIS, July 2S.-Wilmer Allison
- today was selected to take the
place of Frank Shields as sin
giles player on the United States
Davis Cup team and will play Henri
Cochet in the second match OF the
challenge round with France tomorrow.
Ellsworth Vines, jr, United States No.
1. will meet Jean Borotra in the first
match.
Bernon Prentice, American team cap
tain, decided to replace Shields with
Allison after the former had failed to
reach his top form in the play at VIM
bledon and against Germany IN the
interzone final last week end.
Allison thus will play the same pro-
gram as Cochet, two singles matches
and one doubles, as he will pair with
John Van Ryn against Cochet and
Jacques Brugnon in the doubles play
Saturday.
The draw assures probable thrilling
climax to the play OIL Sunday when
Vines plays Cochet in the last match
OF the round 1t is generally agreed
Vines will beat Borotra tomorrow and
Cochet will beat Allison. The doubles
Is a toss-up. The result, therefore. is
expected to hang on the last two sin
giles matches.
Vines and Cochet never have met, but
Allison has faced the French star In
doubles and defeated him in singles at
Wimbledon in 1880 in the semi final
round.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
YANKEES, GERMANS
END BOUTS IN TIE
Invading Heavyweight Wins
to Even Score-45,O 900
See Contests.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO, July 28.-Big blond
Heinrich Kohlhass, bred in
Muenster, occupied a place
~ among Germany's fistic heroes
today.
The Teuton olympic boxing team
lost four of the first seven matches
against Midwest amateurs fighting for
Chicago in Soldier Field last night.
Then in the heavyweight class, last
to be decided, Kohlhaas overwhelmed
Duffy Dvonch, sailor from the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station, and
gained a draw for his country over the
evenings route.
Kohlhaas rushed Dvonch from the
first bell, floored him twice in the
opening round and forced Referee Dave
Barry to stop the slaughter in the
second.
His victory kept Germany's slate in
international matches clear of defeat.
It's men were rated the beSt in Europe.
They left today for Los Angeles to COM
pete in the Olympics.
The invaders started out to make a
show of the defenders, winning the first
three matches on points with Werner
Spannagel, Hans Ziglarski and Josef
Schleinkoffer of Munich.
Henry Rothier, Moline, Ill, light
weight; Tony Sutton, Nichols, Iowa,
middleweight, and Adolph Water, OF
Green Bay, Wis, the Midwest light
heavyweight, then outpointed their
rivals. The home team took the edge
when Johnny Phagan, Chicago Negro
welterWeight, knocked cut Eric Campo,
e Berlin policeman, in the first round
CT their bout.
A crowd of $4,000, largest ever to wit
ness amateur fights in America, watched
the spectacle, staged by the Chicago
Tribune.
Evening star., 1932-07-28

A LIGHTNING left jab which
~ seldom missed its mark weighed
~ more at Twin City than Billy
Landers' courage, aggressive
ness and dynamite right hand, SO
Benny Schwartz today was leading at
the end of the fifth fight with Landers
by a score Of to 2.
1t YVES a thrilling battle the pair
waged last night, after having pre-
viously broken even in four bouts, two
of which were held here. The IO-round
route, which was deemed by many to
be in favor of the younger and stronger
Landers, helped Schwartz last night.
After a slow start, the Baltimorean'S S
pecking left began TO soften and cut up
the face of the blond Landers. At the
end Of the fight Landers was bleeding
profusely from the mouth and one eye
was closed. Schwartz boxed master
fully and at times held his own with
LanderS when they slugged toe-to-toe,
but there were moments when Benny
held on to avoid Landers' right.
The small crowd was treated to a
pair of knockouts in the preliminarieS.
Roy kid Manley. hard-hitting south
paw, landed on Johnny Mays jaw in
the first round of their scheduled four
rounder. Mays was up at the count of
nine, but his knees were almost par
alyzed and he went down again before
being hit.
Nick Antonelli, after taking a shell
lacking, stopped Sammy Romano at
the end Of the third round of their
scheduled 'six-rounder.
In other bouts Billy Strickler won an
eight-round decision over Rex King and
George ESrick was given the nod over
Soldier Clark In a four.
Evening star., 1932-07-28
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
NINE NOW HAS TASK
Must Take Next Two Games
to Win Flag and One of
Them to Gain Tie.
.oLuMB1A HEIGHTS entry in

~OLUMBIA HEIGHTS entry in
4 the Capital City Base Ball
League last Sunday undefeated
in the second series of Section
B end an odds-on favorite to finish
first, is having its troubles now.
When the Heights club opposed st.
Joseph's last Sunday it needed only that
victory to be assured of a tie for the
title. But St. Joseph's won a 7-to-6
victory.
Now Columbia Heights has only two
games remaining on it's schedule-one
with Federal Storage and the other with
Rock Greek Servicenter. The Heights
men need both victories TO win and one
to tie
Both Federal Storage and Rock Greek
are rated at least as strong as st.
JoSephS and may yet thwart the Co.
lumbia Heights hopes for the title. The
Federal rage-Heights game is Sched-
uled for the South Ellirse at 3 pm.
Alexandria's entry in the American
Legion base ball series for the cham
pionShip of Virginia this morning was
SCIIcCulcu u OppOSe TIE SLICIlS MdIIlIlS-
vile club at Baggetts Park. The two
clubs were rained out yesterday.
Norfolk scored a 6-to-5 victory over
Clifton Forge yesterday.
TABIN JOHN and the Capital ALL
~ Stars will clash Sunday in one of
the most attractive independent
games on the schedule. Play will start
at pm, on the Cabin John diamond
Gene Raney. prominent in bowling
circles and proprietor of the Kensing-
ton pin plant, viii try his hand at
managing a sand lot base ball club.
Raney has been secured to pilot the
kenSington A. C.. nine. which plans to
make determined effort to land the
Montgomery County championship
ton 33.
knights of Columbus Peewees scored
17-to-1 victory over the Heine Ma
nUsh toSsers yesterday. Swagart held
the losers to four hits.
Games Wanted.
Thompson Furniture Midgets. North
6104.
Civil Service. Adams 58o5.
Ballston Firemen, for Sunday. Clar-
endon 1892.
Capitol Heights, for Sunday. Capitol
Heights 391
Kings Garage. for Sunday. Green
wood 2218.
Woodley A. c. National 1908.
st. Mary's Celtics. Alexandria 564.
Nationwide A. c. Alexandra 1509-J