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The Washington times., 1932-09-12
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

also escapes, of which you
never dreamed.
And as a result, it would be
easier for you to live by the
rules which governed your
Observation-Disclosures youth
than for your daughter to live
by the rules which governed
your youth.
An Interesting Ad
I read an advertisement the
other day which should ex-
plain your daughter to you.
1t was released by a famous
New York clothing shop and
ran, in part, as follows:
"A shop with a staff of
prominent girls from IL lead
ing colleges to advise old
girls and freshmen-to-be on
what's what in college clothes.
A shop where it doesn't cost
much to be smooth-where the
sweet, simple and girlish is
banished, the too collegiate
rejected. the expensive-looking
Stunned.
where the sweet, simple
and girlish is banished!" That's
the attitude you find so mystic
rious and maddening in your
daughter, isn't it, mother of
forty?
But why should your daughter
be sweet, simple and girlish?"
Why should your daughter
wear ruffles around her shins,
when she'll surely be a wash
out if she wears 'em on her
brain?
What will it buy her to be
Simple" if she needs to know
all the tricks and all the
answers?
They want to be smooth"
these modern girls. Smooth
and subtle and sinewy as snappy
young snakes. That's their
ideal. And if you can shake
yourself out of the sachet, SIS
ter, why not admit that it's a
gorgeous ideal?
You wouldn't object to that
ideal in a boy. Why should you
object to it in a girl who must
live the life of boy?
Instead of fretting around,
like the proverbial wet hen,
why not rejoice with your girl
that she can live such life.
and help her live it-and maybe
get a little smooth" yourself?
It's never too late to learn,
lady.
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate, InC.)
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

W UC. =,
"That sounds terribly old
fogey,' doesn't it, Miss ROBIN
son? But I'm only 40, and
I pride myself that I have kept
up with the times; yet my
daughter is a riddle to me.
There is nothing feminine about
her, and she is as worldly wise
as her own father.
"She thinks all my ideas
about young girls are a joke,
and becomes perfectly furious
if try 10 shield her from
things. All her girl friends are
like her, too; more like tough
young boys than the sweet
young women of my youth. 1
wish someone could tell me
what it's all about"
A Lot Has Happened
Forty anG eighteen; only
twenty-five years between your
youth and hers.
Yet more has happened to
the human race within those
% years than in the preceding
200.
And those happenings have
caused a greater gap between
your two generations than there
was in five generations before
you.
Almost every condition which
affects human life and human
behavior has been changed
since that birthday in 1892.
Automobiles. telephones, aero
planes, apartment houses, mov-
ing picture houses, one-piece
bathi.g g suits, silk stockings,
makeup compa"'-, m arcels,
beach pajamas, votes and jobs
and professions for women,
athlet.l meets with feminine
compe .tors-all these things,
which played little or no part
in your youth, were established
in the world by the time your
daughter came along.
And what had these things
done to the human race?
They had altered it, almost
beyond recognition. They had
changed its whole way of
thinking; all its ways of living.
They had speeded up its tempo:
shifted all its values. They had
given it., standards and goals
The Washington times., 1932-09-12
Hoover Should
Have Met Issue

The question of shifting
the debts of several nations
to the backs of Americans
would not be in the cam
paign had Mr.. Hoover, IN
debating his platform, in
cluded a downright declara-
ton against cancellation, "
such as was incorporated in
the platform of the Demo-
Gratis.
That being one Of the out
standing questions, it should
have been frankly met; and
when it was ignored it was
reasonable to assume that
Mr.. Hoover is in sympathy
with the plans of the debtor
nations and the international
bankers.
And when the interna-
tional bankers and Wall
Street wheeled into line be-
hind Mr.. Hoover and against
Roosevelt, the suspicion
that Mr.. Hoover does SYM
pathize with the transfer
scheme grew.
And when Europe mani
tests such a pronounced
partiality to Mr.. Hoover in
a campaign that is none OF
Europe's business, the
suspicion intensifies.
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

said that, he almost relter-
ated the indictment of the
Administration drawn by
Roosevelt at Columbus.
That which is past is
water over the dam; but
we are interested in what
protection, if any, is to be
given American INVESTORS
"the unsuspecting people of
the United States lin the
future.
Mr.. Roosevelt at Columbus
made the pledge that here
after the "unsuspecting peo-
pie of the United States"
should be put on their guard
with full information re-
garding foreign securities;
and Mr.. Smell, speaking for
the Administration, replies
that this is quite impossible.
These conflicting positions,
together with the blunt
declaration against the trans
fer of the debts in the Roose-
welt platform, and the sig
nificant silence in the plat
form dictated by Ogden
Mills at the behest of Mr..
Hoover make an issue.
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

WIE LEARN from wash
w ington that members of
the Cabinet have informed
Mr.. Hoover and Ogden Mills
of the unfavorable reaction
to "Prof. Clarence Skin
ner's" (alias Montagu Nor
MANI proposal that the debts
of the IA nations be trans
ferred to the American tax
payers. The implication is
that the two members of the
Administration who are to
determine its policy on the
debts require admonition';
and the fact that they are
under no obligation to give
heed to the other members of
the Administration is not en-
couraging. But the big news
is that PROF. Skinner" was
here to talk about the debts
and the certainty is that he
did talk about them with
20 representatives Of the inter-
national bankers and of the
Administration.
With the light of publicity
playing on this little inter
national conspiracy, Mr..
Mills says that the debtor
nations have not indicated
what they will do about the
payments due December 10;
but he does not say they
have not indicated what they
would like to do.
In justice to the American
people and to the debtors,
the time has come for Mr..
Hoover to say point-hlank
what he purposes to do
about it now; and this to the
end that the debt transfer
question be taken out Of the
campaign, and that the
debtors may have time to
make their arrangements.
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

On this dangerous machine he travels fast ninety
miles hour-always trying to go faster.
He TRIES everything and DAREs everything.
And what he tries he understands.
And whether you like the idea of dictatorship not, you
must admit that this particular dictator able
greatest in his line in many centuries.
The feeble French monarch Louis Fourteenth said
"L'Etat c'est ntoI am the State" In reality he was
nothing but reflection of French genius power that
rounded him.
On the other hand Mussolin really IS the State He is
the brain and the WILL of Italy.
Disaster may follow when he leaves the upon which
he has played important part Nobody predict
future But the past clear enough Had it for
Muoni anarchy and chaos would have regned in Italy at
the end of the great war.
He prevented that substituting his will for many Wills
many IDEAS many dangerous possibilities.
History will to study him with interest and
millions of intelligent Ialans will always be grateful to him.
knowing that his INTENTIONS are patriotic and loyal
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

Clinging. Me for flowing
draperies. swishing skirts, flut-
tering ruffles. tinkling bangles
and subtle perfumes!
The quickest way to get over
a longing for anything is to
TRY it!
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate 1ne')
The Washington times., 1932-09-12
Mills Failed to
Execute Relief

Through these three black
years of human misery Sen
ator Wagner has worked un-
ceasingly for relief meas
ures-both for temporary
succor and for permanent
protection Of the workers
against a recurrence Of the
present tragedy. Last spring
public opinion had become so
aroused that in the end Mr..
Hoover had to agree to at
least something.
1t was not much. 1t was
pitifully inadequate. But it
was better than nothing and
all that could escape Mr..
Hoover's veto.
And so Congress author
lied public construction
and the extension of help to
prevent starvation in COM
munities unable to find the
money, but the Administra-
tion insisted that even this
should depend upon the
whim of Ogden Mills.
The Washington times., 1932-09-12
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland
BY Nelson
Harding

haphazard, temperamental way
over the belt and crawls up III
front, unless he is constantly
holding his breath and tucking
it in. Carriers that seem to
have no relation to the rest OF
the ensemble. And socks that
seem just like afterthoughts!
He is put together in 20 or
80 pieces-just like one of
these picture puzzles that you
give the baby for Christmas.
(Only, in the end. the puzzle
DOES mean something0 And
just to make it harder, there
are buttons here, tabs there
and contraptions everywhere,
which only magician could
eluCidate.
No WONDER men are al
ways late for breakfast! I
marvel that they ever get them
selves all fitted together, faS-
tened, strapped and hooked up,
in time for lunch!
If there were any aesthetic
or practical reason for all this
secret mechanism-but, after
two whole summers of wearing
pants. I know better. Never
in all my hlameless life have
I been so bitterly uncomfort-
able. Next to a mustard plas-
ter, there is nothing hotter or
stuffier on a July day, than
a pair of pants!
With what sigh of relief
and Joy I have packed them
all away-the staggering cor
duroy ones. the tight little jer-
sey ones, the stiff linen ones
and even the floppy silk ones!
Give me back my wild, free
skirts, my soothing, long silk
stockings-and all the things
that 60 with them, I'm going
FEMININE, this fall!
Like lots of other women,
I'm tired of playing at being a
little boy" I'm tired of being
snappy and bold and devil-may-
care. I want to feel fluffy, ana
mysterious and feminine ana
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

p o b | e M"
she goes on.
IS h e is Mt
really wild,
but she has
such a hard
way that 1
W o n d e if
strangers re-
alize that.
She doesn't
care for any
of the things
which I cared
for as a girl.
She's every
thing I was
t a u g h t not
The Washington times., 1932-09-12
WOmen-And Trousers
The sweetest consolation for
the passing of summer is that


For years, have envied man
his freedom, perquiSites and
privileges-and above all, what
fondly thought were his COM
forts. But two seasons OF
pajamas have cured me! And
these little tight sailor pants
$50 popular this past summeD
have made me thank heaven
that I was Graded in a pink
bassinet, instead of in a blue
one, and have not had to go
all through life wearing these
stuffy, silly-looking things.
Who INVENTED trousers,
anyway? And why wasn't he
boiled in oil or burned at the
stake for putting this gypsy's
curse on men?
Women may dress frivolously
and foolishly; but a woman can
give you a reason for everything
she wears. It is either to keep
her warm, keep her cool or
make her beautiful. But, three
quarters of a mans garments
are absolutely meaningless!
Take off mans coat, for in
stance, and what do you see?
A waistcoat that wrinkles over
the most shrinking front, and
doesn't even come within kiss
ing distance of his trousers in
the back. Trousers that bal
loon about around his hips like
twin loving cups and are held
on only by faith and a leather
belt. A shirt that bulges in
The Washington times., 1932-09-12
Words From the Lips of Wise Men

You'll want a pin before you
die.
Don't fall in the fire to be
saved from the smoke.
Bad men excuse their faults;
good men will leave them.
Do not fly until your wings
are feathered.
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

An ass that kicks against the
wall receives the blow himself.
A handsaw is a good thing,
but not to shave with.
Enough is as good as a sack
full.
He who beats his breast
would beat me if he dursts
The Washington times., 1932-09-12

They Want to Be Smooth"
II can't understand my 49,
year-old daughter, she sighs.
Sounds familiar; doesn't it?
"No, it isn't a flaming youth
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
BROOK PARK FOLKS
READY TO RECEIVE
SPEAKERS SATURDAY

Members of the Farmer-Labor party
and boosters for the progressive cause
in the Brook Park neighborhood are
preparing for a good meeting there
on Saturday morning, July 18th at
o'clock. The speakers will be Magnus
Johnson, A. c. Townley, and Ernest
Lundeen, all candidates for Congress
on the FL. ticket, and who are
speaking in other Pine county COM
munities also.
On Friday they speak in commun-
tiles east of Hinckley, eastern Pine
county along the 500 railroad, and
Kerrick, Bruno, Askov, and Sandstone.
After the Brook Park meeting Satur-
day morning the congressional can
didates will speak in Henriette at 10
o'clock; Grasston, II a. M; Braham,
1 p. M; and on down the line toward
Minneapolis.
Benjamin e. Vodrazka and Melvin
Anderson, two of the hardest workers
in the progressive movement in the
Brook Park community, got permits
sion from the village council to use
the park for the meeting, have had
signs painted and in other ways are
boosting for a good turnout to hear
the well known speakers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
Feeders and Suckers.
DENHAM GIRL WEBS
MINNEAPOLIS MAN

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized in St. Elizabeth's Catholic
church of Minneapolis July by the
Rev. G. F. Gelsdorf who united in
marriage Marian v. Komar, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Komar of Den
ham, to G. E. Johnson of Minneapolis.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom and their bridal
party and friends motored to the home
of the brides parents where the re-
ception took place. A special bow
cry was made in which a wedding din
ner was served to one hundred twenty
five guests, most of whom were from
Minneapolis. After the dinner a barn
dance was held.
The attendants for the bride were
Bertha Komar, sister of the bride, as
maid of honor and Barbara Winters
of Minneapolis, as bridesmaid.
The groom's attendants were Leo
nard Eek of Minneapolis, and Eric
LOthson of st. Paul.
Their many friends wish them a
very happy married life.
The young couple will make their
home in Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
Standings of the Teams.

The second half of the Pine County
Baseball league was placed under way
Sunday with a somewhat reversal Of
circumstances for some of the high
standing teams of the first half.
While Sturgeon Lake won its game
against Finlayson by score of to 1,
Markville was losing to Moose Lake
Z to 6. Pine City defeated Sandstone
II to and Brook Park took the meas
ure of Willow River to 2.
Two home runs featured the Pine
City-Sandstone contest and were made
by D. Therrien and Woehrle of Pine
City. Carlson of Pine City and Jensen
of Sandstone, also hit for long dis
tances when they made three baggers.
Three two-base hits were also made
in this game with D. Therrien of Pine
City and Pearson and A. Larson of
Sandstone doing the heavy work.
Clegg for Willow River and B. Stanch-
field and Hoagland of Brook Park,
also hit for three bases while McClel-
Ian of Brook Park was going the two
base specialists one better by getting
two. Olson of Sturgeon Lake made
his only safety three Dagger and ].
Klar, the heavy hitting pitcher of
Finlayson smashed out a two Dagger.
Following are the box scores:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
Hopper Menace
GrOlUs in County

Although about IS tons of poisoned
hopper bait has been scattered every
day for two weeks Pine county farm
ers report that the grasshoppers are
increasing in numbers and doing dam
age to their crops particularly in the
southern townships, states Fred B.
Willrett, county agent. With con-
tinued hot and dry weather the dam
age to crops will mount to thousands
of dollars, it is stated.
The hay having been cut causes
the hoppers to go into the grain fields
causing great deal of damage. Many
farmers have cut down their grain
crop for hay with the idea of saving
as much feed as possible and this
practice, says Mr.. Willrett, is liable
to cause the hoppers to go into the
alfalfa and corn fields where the feed
is fresh and green.
Rock Creek, Royalton and Pine City
township farmers report that they
have counted up to 35 dead hoppers
per square foot, adding that the poi
son will have to kill twice that num-
Der in places to rid their fields of the
pests this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
T. B. FATAL TO
BRUNO FARMER
Body of VIM. w. Cleugh IS Being
Shipped to Ontario, Canada,
for Burial.

VIM. w. Cleugh, 81, widower, living
near Bruno, died at his home there
Tuesday evening from pulmonary tu-
berculOsis. He had not been well for
some time, having failed the last two
or three years, but was not confined to
bed very long.
Mr. Cleugh was born in Ontario,
Canada, on March 6, 1865. He had
resided on his farm a mile northeast
of Bruno for many years. His pas
sing came quietly at o'clock Tues
day evening, friends and neighbors
giving him tender care up to his final
demise.
The body was prepared for burial
by the Larson Bros. of Sandstone, and
will be shipped to Campbelford, On
tario, to be laid to rest beside that
of his wife.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
PINE ODD FELLOW
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

The Odd Fellows of Pine City in
stalled their officers Tuesday evening,
those being placed in the various
positions are: Noble grand, Cecil
Smith; vice grand, C. C. Ives; warden,
F. w. Eastman; conductor, S. A.
Striegl; chaplain, l.. F.. Appleby; R.
S. of noble grand, George Bogue; L. S.
of noble grand, c. w. Kelley; R. S.
of vice grand, w. o. Tarrey; left
supporter, Nels Troolen; inside
guardian, Henry Neville; outside
guardian, Jack Trollen; scene sup
porters, Elmer Carlson and Frank
Johnson.
Those who installed the officers
were District Deputy D. w. Nichols
of Hinckley, assisted by Norris Fol
som, Leonard Machart, William Lam
merits and Jacob Folsom.
The district picnic will be held at
Pine City on July 81, the place being
Glen Haven camp on Cross lake. The
lodges of Hinckley, Sandstone, Askov,
Brook Park, Ogilvie, and Mora will
take part and all members of these
lodges are invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
PAIR
IS MAN AND WIFE
Lundquist.Ankrum Nup Spoken
at Pine City; to Reside
i'm the Quarry City.

A wedding of particular interest to
the younger set of Sandstone was per-
formed Friday by Judge of Probate
Robert Wilcox in Pine City. The
principals of the wedding were Miss
Nellie Ankrum and Mr.. FritiOf Lund-
quist, both of Sandstone village. Mrs.
Lawrence Dupee of Sandstone, and
Mr.. Bernard Ahlm of Chicago, close
friends of the couple, were witnesses.
After the ceremony the bridal party
returned to Sandstone where a large
number of relatives and friends
awaited them at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ankrum, proprietors of the Home
Laundry, to celebrate the occasion. A
bounteous dinner and supper was
served to the many present, but owing
to the recent death of the groom's
father, Emil Lundquist, little gayety
was manifested, but the time was
spent in social way.
The bride is the second oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ankrum and
has grown to wOmanhOOd and helped
in the laundry business. The groom
is the second oldest son of Mrs. Emil
Lundquist and has spent his entire
life in Sandstone, where he has been
engaged as assistant in his father
and brothers shoe store. He is also
manager of the Lundquist Roofing Co.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Lundquist have
many friends in and around Sand
stone who wish them much happiness
in their trip through life together.
After short honeymoon spent at the
historic Riverside Park on the banks
of the St. CrOiX river and a sail in
the moonlight on that beautiful river
they will be at home in living rooms
over the Lundquist store.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
ErectOr of the First AskOU
American Building is Buried
Lduritz Petersen LAID to Rest
Sunday Beside Wife, at Old
Tyler Home.

Lauritz Petersen, the man who
erected the first building to house
the Askov American printing plant
IS years ago, and father of the pub
fishers of this newspaper, was laid
to rest in the family burial lot at
the old home in Tyler at the age of
76, last Sunday.
Mr.. Petersen who had spent the
last two years in Askov at the home
of his son, Hjalmar. had left on June
10Th to visit a week at the home of
his son, DR.. Thorvald Petersen, in
Minneapolis, and week later went
to DEBORAH, Iowa, to visit for while
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Georg Strandvold, the home where he
had spent four years previous to his
coming to Askov in 1880.
He had spent an enjoyable Fourth
of July together with relatives and
friends, but on the morning of July
9Th, early, was taken suddenly ill.
Medical aid was summoned immedi-
ately and all possible care and at
tention was administered, but his
time had come which he realized.
While he was still conscious he told
his daughter that today it is % years
since mother died and today 1 am
leaving you" Virtually he did go
to his reward that day for he did
not regain consciousness, passing
away the next evening at o'clock.
Services in Old Home Town.
Funeral services were held at De-
corah Friday afternoon and the body
shipped to the old home atssTyler
where services were conducted in
Danish and English by the Rev. Hol-
ger Strandskov in the same Danish
Lutheran church where services were
conducted for Mrs. Petersen Is years
ago. The body was given it's final
resting place beside that of his wife.
Many of the old pioneer friends
and neighbors, of Lincoln county
gathered to pay their last respects
and this was gratifying and deeply
appreciated by the children, most of
whom have lived other places than
Tyler the past quarter century. The
flowers were beautiful and very fit
ting at the funeral of a man who
loved flowers and all living things
so much. Coming back to the old
home town after so many years alb
sence and meeting so many of the
old neighbors and friends with rever-
ence in their hearts, homes thrown
open and every courtesy and consid-
Grafton shown, is something that is
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
APPRAISING LANDS
FOR FEDERAL PRISON

Federal Judge Gunnar H. Nordbye
has appointed commission of three
men to appraise the lands for the fed
eral prison to be built at Sandstone.
They are Bankers Ben Hurley, Sand
stone, and A. Gravesen, Askov; and C.
j. Pearson, Sandstone merchant. The
men were accompanied to st. Paul
Tuesday by Senator A. S. Larson to
be sworn in at the federal building
for their official duties. The tract of
land that they are to appraise con-
sists of $3.50 acres. They commenced
on the work yesterday afternoon and
their report is expected to be filed
shortly with the federal court so that
work may soon be commenced on the
erection of the buildings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
BLOW OUT CAUSES BAD
AUTOMOBILE WRECK

A blown out tire caused an auto
mobile, occupied by man and wom-
an from Duluth, to leave the road and
crash into the ditch two miles north
of Pine City Tuesday afternoon. The
occupants were cut and bruised Sc
verely but their injuries were taken
care of by DR.. e. G. Nethercott in
Pine City and no serious results are
apparent. The accident happened be-
tween and O'Clock and the auto
mobile was wrecked.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-14
LAMB GRADING TO BE
LEARNED IN COUNTY

Pine county sheep growers who
want to top the market" with their
lambs, may learn how at the lamb
grading demonstrations to be staged
in several townships on August "a
and Is. These demonstrations ar
ranged by County Agent Fred B. Will
rett will be the county's part in the
big Statewide lamb grading campaign
being sponsored by the Agricultural
Extension division, University Farm,
under the direction of w. e. Morris.