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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14
ASKOV HIGH SCHOOL
NOTES

Those on the honor roll for the sec
ond six weeks period are: Freshmen
Elva Andersen, Anders Arnbal, Flor
ma Nielsen, Fylla Miller, and Elsie
Sandahl; sophomores-Ruth Hansen,
Edith Hansen, Doris Jensen, Phyllis
Petersen, and Ellen Smidt; juniors
Herman Christensen, Arthur Clausen,
Elizabeth Nielsen, Alma Olesen, and
Gladys Olsen; seniors-Verna Eek
lund, Dagmar Gravesen, Margaret
Hansen, Else Kilstofte, Emmy Peter
sen, and Anna Thomson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14

Notice: The State. County and
Teachers Fund Rates are added to
all the above tax rates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14

Secretary Hyde is evidently one OF
infant of the weakness of the Hoover
candidacy in the agricultural North
west.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14

We are told that prosperity is ad-
vancing step by step. Well, let's hope.
it doesn't stumble,
Evening star., 1932-09-24
OMAHA SPEAKERS
CLASH OVER HOOVER
Morrow of Kentucky Defends
President Under Fire by
Curley of Boston.
BY the Associated Press.

OMAHA, Nebr., September Al
President Hoover's efforts toward end
ing the depression were attacked and
defended tonight in a political debate
before the Omaha Ad-Sell Club.
Mayor James H. Curley OF Boston,
democratic campaigner, said the Presi-
dent went into office as the miracle
man. He was the miracle man in
wrecking things in less than three
years" he added
Edwin P. Morrow. former Republican
Governor of Kentucky, terming the
President "a great and successful plan
ner," asserted the Chief Executive had
displayed vision as great as the hour"
He said "out of the criticism and abuse
Of months the Hoover plan. the might
est agency provided by any people to
overcome sinister forces, which through
out the earth have brought misery and
havoc. stands out the greatest and only
hope for the restoration of prosperity"
Mayor Curley charged the President
snubbed the plan which could have
checked the depression if he had ac-
cepted the recommendation made by
myself in July, 1890"
Morrow, answering the charge. said
he had not heard of the plan and sug-
3ested Mayor Curley should have pre-
sented 1t to Democratic controlled
Congress for consideration.
His plan, Curley said. called for ex-
penditure of s2,0O0,0O0, 900 in the crea-
ton of "an inland empire through
navigation and flood control through
out the Mississippi Valley, and was
adopted after conferences with econ
on1ists representing % Eastern univer-
stiles.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
CURTIS FOR UNITED
ATTACK ON SLUMP
People Should Back Fresi-
dent Now as in War Time,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY, September "a
Vice President Charles Curtis came to
Louisville today to confer with State
Republican leaders before continuing
his campaign tour in Kentucky.
The Vice President was scheduled to
speak in Danville, KY, this afternoon
and may attend the Centre College
Murray Teachers foct ball game after
the address. He speaks tonight in Lex
ington, where he opened the Republic
can national campaign four years ago.
Representative Maurice Thatcher, Re-
publican senatorial nominee. is accom-
panying Curtis on his tour. They spoke
yesterday afternoon in Bowling Green
and last night in Hopkinsville
In his address last night Curtis ap-
pealed to the people to support the
President in time of depression as they
do in war times and asked them to for
get partisan feeling. Thatcher in his
address said he personally was opposed
to repeal of the eighteenth amendment,
but would vote to submit the question to
the people, provided there are proper
safeguards against the return of the
saloon
In times Of war and in times of de-
preston" Curtis said, the people Of
the United States put patriotism above
politics. and for this reason we were the
last nation to feel the effect of this
worldwide depression and will be the
first to recover"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
BR0USSARD BALLOT
HEARING NEXT MONTH

Hearings on a new complaint filed by
Senator Broussard. who was defeated
for denomination in the recent Louisi-
ana primary, will be held in New Or
leans early next month. Chairman
Howell Of the Senate Campaign Funds
Committee announced yesterday.
Senator Howell said the hearings
would be conducted by Senator Con-
naly Democrat. of Texas He expects
Senator Bratton, Democrat. of New
Mexico also to join in the deliberations.
The ne-T protest of Senator Broussard
was not made public Senator Howell
said, however, it did not charge excess
sive campaign expenditures, but COM
planned that the election was not con-
Quoted legally and properly
Broussard was defeated for the DEM
ocratic nomination by Representative
Overton who had the support Of Sena.
for long
Evening star., 1932-09-24
G. O. P. TARIFF DEMANDED

Because a protective tariff is essen
tial to the welfare of American labor
and American industry" President Hoo
yer should be reelected, Gov. William
G. Conley of Yves Virginia asserted in
a statement issued yesterday through
the Republican National Committee.
Industries in West Virginia and the
labor employed by them, he said, can
not exist under the operation of a COM
petitive tariff such as is advocated by
the Democratic nominee and the Dem
ocratic party"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Gov. ROOsevelt's
Wife Starts West
To Meet His Train
Will Join Husband at Mrs.
Greenway's Arizona
Ranch.
BY the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N Y, September 24.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was travelling
alone into the West today to join her
husband, the Democratic presidential
nominee, at Williams, Ariz.
Travelling alone and expressing a de-
sire to remain "in the background" !"
Mrs. Roosevelt left Albany shortly be-
fore midnight last night. Her route TO
williams, where she expects to arrive
Sunday, was not made public.
Gov. Roosevelt, starting the return
ing Eastward swing on his campaign
trip, will meet Mrs. Roosevelt at the
ranch of Mrs. John c. Greenway, Dem
ocratic committeeWoman from Arizona.
Mrs. Greenway, an old friend of the
Roosevelts, was a bridesmaid at the
Roosevelt wedding. At the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago Mrs.
Greenway seconded the nomination of
the New York Governor.
Mr.. Roosevelt will witness a rodeo at
Mrs. Greenway's ranch.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

repeatedly exposed
himself to intense
shell and machine
gun fire, establish
ing o b S rv a ton
stations and giving
able counsel to sub
ordin ate officers.
On two occasions
he advanced under
heavy fire beyond
the assault lines, to
make personal rec
onnaiSSance a n d
establish advanced
points. His per-
sonal example Of
bravery did much
to sustain the mo-
49, 80 Is1 $~~0~-
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Government Workers Tea.

Miss Jessie Dell. Civil Service Com
missioner, will speak tomorrow after
noon at tea to be given by Govern
ment Workers Council of the National
Womens Party at headquarters. Alva
Belmont House IA B street northeast
Evening star., 1932-09-24

Residence at appointment, Washing
ton, D. G.
With the rank of major of Infantry,
he is now on duty at the Army War
College and resides at zoos Columbia
road northwest.
Evening star., 1932-09-24
NAMED FOR AVIATRIX
Winning Coral Blossom in Gotham
Is HAmelia Earhart."

10 kALhCiAd L.
NEW YORK, September "a (P).-A
coral blossom named after Amelia Ear
hart carried off high honors in the
annual show of the American Dahlia
Society, which ended yesterday.
Among the 'alSo rams" for the
american achievement medal" were
the red dahlia President Hoover" and
a light pink one named Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1932-09-24
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel.

S recorded in the official citation,
Woodeu A. Pickering, lieutenant
colonel, 369th Infantry, 93rd
Division. was awarded the Dis
tinr11ished Service Cross for
Evening star., 1932-09-24

extraordinary heroism in action with
the enemy in the Champagne Sector,
France, September 16 to october J.,
1918. Col. Pickering
Evening star., 1932-09-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
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Washington. D. c.
September %, 1892.
Notice is hereby given to all persons who
may have claims against The Departmental
Bank" washington, D. c.. that the same
must be presented to W. B. Altman. Re-
ceiver, with the legal proof thereof. within
three months from this date or they may
be disallowed.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency.
Evening star., 1932-09-24

(Copyright. 1922
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13

1t is apparent that there is no
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Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
THE WASH|NG NGTON
SCENE szunnnen z TODD

WASHINGTON-(F.P.) .)-How lu-
dicrous, if not sinister, may be the
whitewash offered in a "friend-of-
labor" certificate secured by a hard
boiled reactionary senator, running
for reelection, is illustrated in the
case of Frederick Steiwer of Oregon,
who is now waving before the aston
ished gaze of the voters in his state
a letter of endorsement signed by
William Green, and another from
the political committee Of the Rail
Labor Executives Association. Sure
ly, if ever first-term senator fought
organized labor at vital points in its
defensive line and helped to weaken
it in the face Of the economic col
lapse, Steiwer is the man
On June 20, 1880, Steiwer filed
his long-delayed majority report from
the senate judiciary committee, at
tacking the Norris anti-injunction
bill, and defending the yellow dog
contract. The title of this printed
document is Report No. 1860, Calen-
dar No. 1884, Senate, list Congress,
I'd Session. James Emery of the
National Association of Manufactur-
ers, who has testified against the
Norris bill in committee hearings,
was repeatedly in conference with
Steiwer before this document saw
the light. Speaking of "Anti-union
Contracts" in this report, Steiwer
said: However distasteful such con-
tracts may be to us, yet the fact
remains that the Supreme Court in
three cases, has held that there is
no legislative power, state or federal,
to inhibit or outlaw contracts pro-
viding against union membership.
The constitutional right to make
such contracts is both a right Of
liberty and a right of property. The
contract when made is property
Continued on page three)
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
Sees New Crash as Ubtun Fails
All Signs Point to Another Disas-
trous Drop Before Year-End.

AMHERST, MASS-(FP)-At
the close of the third year of depres-
sion, no convincing evidence is at
hand that the turn has come. Many
signs indeed point to another disas-
trous drop before the year-end, pos
sibly following closely upon the heels
of the presidential election. Of the
host of complicating factors in the
national and international situation,
but few appear to have cleared ap-
preciably. The main facts follow:
(1) Industrial production here and
abroad remains approximately 40 per
cent below the 1923-25 average. Iron
and steel, copper, autos and lumber
remain especially weak points. Boots
and shoes and textiles have gained.
(2) Employment and payrolls
have continued to sag save for an
occasional spurt. Total wage pay
ments in manufacturing industries
were in August 1868 per cent of the
1926 level Employment was at Sc
per cent. In iron and steel, wages
were at less than 25 per cent; in
lumber less than 20 per cent. These
declines are highly significant since
they reflect sharp drops in purchas-
ing power.
(3) World commodity prices have
not yet reached stability. The whole
sale price index of the U. S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics for the week of
Sept. II stood at 65.4 per cent of
1926, cancelling all gains made earli-
er in the month. This drop included
all commodity groups except chem
icals.
(4) Large commodity stocks are
still clogging the international mar
kets. The London Economist reports
the following comparative figures of
visible stocks
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
Clean Campaign
For Clean County

In spirit as well as in letter, Fred
Batani, democratic candidate for
county commissioner, is conducting
his campaign in the same clean man
ner in which he won the nomination.
His slogan, "a Clean County Means
a Healthy County" won him many
votes because of the sincerity of pur-
pose backing up his slogan.
Since his graduation in the Butte
high school, Mr.. Batani has been in
charge of the Meaderville Coal COM
pany. During these years as an
employer of labor Mr.. Batani has a
clean record with organized labor of
this county. Besides always hiring
organized labor at his plant, the
democratic candidate has always
contributed freely to any cause that
was for the benefit of Butte union
ism.
"The business man, the professions
al man and all others are only as
prosperous as the workers of the
community. | feel assured that
have the confidence of every union
man and woman in Silver Bow
county," Mr.. Batani stated to 6
representative of the Montana Labor
Nauc
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
THE COUNCIL ENDORSES

For President-Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat.
Congressman-Joe Monaghan, Democrat
For Governor-Chris Yegen Socialist.
Lieut.. .-Governor-Frank Cooney, Democrat
Secretary of State-Sam Mitchell, Democrat
State Auditor-George Porter, Republican.
State Treasurer-James j. Brett Democrat.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
VIM R. Wyatt, Democrat.
Attorney General. A. Foote, Republican.
Railroad COMMUNICATIONS Carey Democrat
Associate Justices. c. Ford Republican.
Associate Justce-Anderson, Democrat.
For District Judge-T E. Downey Democrat
For Sheriff-Larry Weir, Democrat.
County Attorney-H j. Freebourn, Democrat.
Clerk and Recorder-John Holland, Democrat.
Clerk of Court-Francis P. Kelly, Democrat.
Public Adminstrator-Mary Gavigan Democrat
County Treasurer-Mervin Dempsey, Democrat.
County CONS ser-Emmett P. O'Brien Democrat.
Arthur Dubie Republican.
County Surveyor-Hugh QUINN Democrat.
County Coroner-Con Murphy, Democrat
County Assessor-Thomas P. Kelly, Democrat.
Legslature-M Kerr Beadle Democrat
Mike Mulholland, Democrat.
Jerry O'ConnelI, Democrat
Lou Freudensten, Democrat
Phil Goodwin, Democrat.
Jerry Harrington, Democrat.
Peter McDermott, Democrat.
H. A. Grabensten, Republican.
Geo. Wade, Republican
Sam Spiegel, Socialist.
Justice of the Peace, South Butte Township
Rudy Klune, Democrat.
John Gardner, Democrat.
Justice of the Peace, Silver Bow Township
John McNamara, Democrat.
John Corbtt Democrat
Constable, South Butte Township
Maurice Lynch, Democrat
Constable, Silver Bow Township
James Lester, Democrat
Ed. Mccarthy, Democrat.
District Judge-Floyd Fluent, Republican.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
ROOSEVELT'S POWER RECORD
PANIC COMES
TO FORD PLANT
Massacre Model" Flops

DETROIT-(F. P.)-Henry Ford,
symbol of capitalist power and eff
cheney, has been hit by the full
strength of the crisis.
Panic spreads through the enor-
nous plants and Ford-controlled
towns as shops close down, efficiency
breaks and human and technical de-
moralization spreads everywhere.
The key to the factory is the foun-
dry. The number of motor blocks
turned out there is an index of pro-
duction of the plant. In all fac
tories, foundries work three shifts
wherever possible because shutting
down any part of the day means re-
building fires and sharply increasing
costs. The Ford foundry is running
three days a week of one skeleton
shift.
For three months no motor blocks
at all for the new four-cylindsr car
were turned out-meaning a complete
shutdown on the main basis of Ford's
business. The single skeleton shift
is making V-S's. In B building only
Is per cent of the June workers are
on the job and then the plant was at
half capacity. Five men out of 400
are in the crankshaft department
working three days. There was a
complete shutdown from mid-August
to the second week in September and
another shutdown is rumored.
To offset this, the story is spread
Continued on Page Four)
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13

The case against Woll, slowly
gathering for years past, is suddenly
expanded by discovery that his per-
sonally-conducted tariff lobby, known
as Americas Wage Farmers Protec-
tive Conference, is making direct war
on the Federation's endorsed candi-
dates for senator in number of
states. In radio speech by its ex-
eeutive secretary, M. j. Flynn, Wolls
agent, the Conference has urged the
reelection of Senator Jim Watson
of Indiana, while the Federation is
appealing to the voters to defeat
Watson, who voted to confirm Judge
Parker of yellow-dog injunction no.
toriety. Federation policy has re-
Gently been declared to be the de-
feat of all who voted for Parker,
and support of all who helped to de-
feat his confirmation.
Nine days after President Green,
on Sept. 19, issued letter to the
workers of Utah urging the defeat of
Senator Smoot as a lifelong enemy
of labor and as one of the supporters
of Judge Parker, a counter-plea was
sent out by VOLTS organization,
signed by Flynn, lauding Smoot as a
friend of labor and urging that he
be given the active support Of all
trade unionists. In Utah, the State
Federation of Labor officials got
hold of the Flynn letter, written on a
letterhead carrying the names of
Morris Kaufman, president of the
Fur Workers Union; John j. Glee-
| Continued on page four)
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
TREASON CHARGES ARE HURLED AT W0LL
ENDORSES SENATORS WHO
VOTED FOR JUDGE PARKER

WASHINGTON-FP) Charges of treason against
the American Federation of Labor now being infor-
cals in Washington, may be hurled at Matthew Woll in
the opening session Of the Federaton convention which
will meet Nov IA in Cincinnati. If these charges are
made they will be aimed at blocking the selection of
Woll chairman of the powerful committee resou
tons-a committee which virtually determines the policy
of the Federation for the ensuing year.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
THOMAS COMMITTEE GIVEN
THANKS VOTE; DISCHARGED

Chairman Hutchinson of the COM
mittee appointed from the Central
Council to cooperate in bringing
Norman Thomas to Butte, reported
that the work of the committee was
finished and that they felt that the
meeting was huge success.
A communication was received
from the Socialist local thanking the
Council and Labor for it's co-opera-
ton and also congratulating Chair
man Hutchinson on the splendid work
he had done in making the meeting a
success.
At the request of the committee
chairman the committee was dis
charged, with a vote of thanks.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
NOMINATION A BLOW
At POWER TRUSTS,
SAYS JUDSON KING

THE POWER question has become
a national political issue because
in nearly every state and in thousands
of municipalities heated conflicts are
in progress between the people and
the private power companies. These
local contests involve the same fac-
tors which underlie the more con-
spicuous struggles over Boulder Dam,
Muscle Shoals, the st. Lawrence, the
Federal Power Commission and the
power Investigations. The public
knows that showdown with the
power trust, locally and nationally,
is imminent and that the attitude of
the federal administration for the
next few years is of crucial i'm
portance.
Since the position Of Hoover and
the conservative Republicans is well
known to be more than friendly to
the utilities, interest naturally CEN
ters upon what the country may rea-
sonably expect from Roosevelt and
the progressive Democrats if given
office. interpretations of the Gov
ernor's power policy are widely con-
flicting and usually based upon an
inadequate survey of the facts. My
own method of judging candidates is
to place minimum emphasis upon
words and maximum emphasis upon
deeds performed under pressure of
legislative and administrative re-
sponsibility.
If we apply this rule to Governor
Roosevelt, a necessarily all too sue
cinct summary of the record reveals
the following: Summoned from
Warm Springs, Georgia, to become
a candidate for governor in 1928, he
found a platform already made, en-
bodying the power policy of his party
evolved under the leadership of Gov
Siiioi hAicu u. toHlllii, WIZ loI teli
years had opposed private develop
ment of the st. Lawrence and advo-
Gated public generation but private
transmission and distribution of the
current; rates to consumers to be
fixed by contract between the state
and the companies. The Republi-
cans attacked these doctrines as ultra
radical. Roosevelt defended them,
was elected and took office January
/, 1929, faced by hostile Republi-
can legislature. Public opinion at
that time about paralleled Governor
Smiths solution of the st. Lawrence
problem. A proposal to add state
transmission system to a state power
plant would doubtless have been de-
feated three to one on referendum.
Roosevelt got into the power fight,
then, not as theorist, but as an ex-
ecutive confronted by practical but
difficult situation. A few weeks
after Inauguration he sent message
to the legislature urging immediate
action; in it he proposed st. Law
renee Development Commission. A
suggested bill was attached, in which
for the first time the conditions on
which private companies would be
permitted to sell state current were
laid down. They were: fair profit,
not to exceed s per cent, upon "actual
cash" prudently invested in the COM
panies' transmission and distributing
systems, with the right of the state
to investigate and determine the
amount of said cash. He warned if
companies would not comply with
these terms, then the state would be
Continued on Page Four)
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
TRAINING
SCHOOL TO CONTINUE

The announcement was made last
night that the vocational training
school conducted under the Smith
Hughes Act would continue this year.
The school board also added another
class at, the request of the Electrical
Workers. The new course Will be
meter construction, operation and
testing A large school is expected
this year.
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13
TIMELY AND UNT|MELY|
. OBSERVATIONS .
(By ADAM COALDIGGER)
NOW COMES THE DAWN.

The other day my eyes lighted on
a newspaper item stating that accord
ing to a recent bulletin broadcast
by the Agricultural Department OF
these here United States, fleas can
jump only ID inches horizontally.
This staggering announcement pro-
duced a distinct shock in me. Up to
the time of reading it, | had labored
in the belief that fleas could jump
Ia feet horizontally. Of course |
had no scientific data backing up my
belief. All l know is that at our
home place the chicken coop was IA
feet from the corner of hog lot,
and that whenever get near the
coop the fleas jumped on me. Per-
haps they jumped at me in series
of 14-inch jumps. Perhaps when
they saw me leaving the kitchen
door with the egg basket they
climbed on the roof of the chicken
coop and from there descended upon
me in one single jump perpendicu-
larly.
But be that is it may. have no
desire to get into a controversy with
the Agricultural Department Of the
U. S. A. ever the jumpability Of
fleas. My impression was that the
Agricultural Department had been
created to teach the American farm
ers how to raise two blades of grass
in place of one. Now all of a sud-
den it gets to measuring the jumps
of fleas. What's the idea? Why
should my government spend the
money of US taxpayers in times like
these trying to ascertain how far
fleas can jump horizontally in one
jump? The thing left me puzzled
For nights l could not sleep a wink
pondering over the problem. But
now l think / have the answer, and
here it is:
Montana labor news., 1932-10-13

Thanks to past efforts of the sci
entists of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture, the American farmers
are now raising two blades of grass
where only one grew before. Ac-
cording to Hoyle this should have
doubled the income of grass raisers.
But for some inexplicable cause the
very opposite happened. Instead of
the profits from grass going into
the bank the farmers went to grass,
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