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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28

has been rather pathetic to watch
them dodge around the issue by re-
sorting to parliamentary tricks. The
House Appropriations G m m e e.
which has been drafting bills for
Government expenditures, could not
provide the Senate and House with a
lOOp-hOle. The word has been passed
that curtailment of government pro-
jects and reduced allotments to de-
partments will not bridge the gap.
Additional savings will come only by
way of payroll slashes for Federal
employees, and the workers are fairly
we'll organized. The wage reductions
accepted by the organized railroad
worker affects 100000 citizens and
means saving of about $3.50, O0O,O 900.
Senator Simeon Fess of Ohio, is I'M
doubtedly sincere and well-meaning
legislator. Unfortunately, he has the
knack of laundering into political pit
falls which leave him the worse for
the slip of the tongue. His position
as chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee naturally singles
him out for attack by the opposition.
Their criticisms are expected and
taken accordingly. The Fess baiters
are as vociferous among his political
tribesmen. The Progressive Republi
cans take particular delight in heap
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
CHEESE YIELDS GOOD
SUM IN MINNESOTA

In 1880 $1,947, 774.32 worth of cheese
was produced by SO cheese factories
in Minnesota. Two of Minnesota's
cheese factories are devoted entirely
to the making of limberger cheese
and these are located at Hasty and
Enfield, villages south of ST. Cloud.
Cheese factories are scattered some
what over many sections of Minnesota
but are mostly located in the southern
and eastern section of the state.
In the consumption of cheese, the
United States ranks eighth among the
nations of the world. The per capita
consumption per year is about three
and one-half pounds, in comparison
with Is to 20 pounds in most Euro
pean countries.
Wisconsin, the leading cheese state,
has almost 900 cheese factories.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
PINE CITY H. S. PICKS
EXPLANATORY TEAM

AT the Pine City high school de-
clamatory contest held Tuesday eve
ming, Beatrice Staples won first place
in the dramatic division with "Laddie"
as her selection. Frank Ouradnik won
first in oratory with the selection
Something Lost" and Richard lamp
Ike was first in the humorous division
with his selection, Mas Monday
Morning"
BY winning first in this contest the
young people earned the right to rep
resent Pine City high school in the
sub-district contest to be held in
North Branch on February II. The
winners in the North Branch contest
will then go to Sandstone to compete
in the district contest to be held at
Sandstone on February "a.
These contests are sponsored by the
State High School Dramatic league as
means of developing public speakers
in the high schools.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
mWdshnCtonLetter
BY v HDaley

Washington, January 27-Perhaps
the most important little band of
politicians in the country today is
the Democratic policy committee
which functions at the Capitol. On
their shoulders rest the fate of i'm
portant legislation. Even the critics
in the Republican camp have con-
coded that these men, the board of
strategy, have functiOned admirably
since the Democrats assumed control
of the House of Representatives. The
fact is that the future of their party
depends more on their judgment than
on the socalled high command at their
national party headquarters. With
vital nOn-partisan emergency legisla-
ton for relief enacted into law the
partisan question again raises its
head. In shaping legislative policies
they may agree heart and soul with
the motives of underlying plans ad-
vanced by their brethren to harass
and defeat the Republicans but the
policy group must weigh the conse-
quences.
The sword of Damocles never evok-
ed more fear than the aftermath of
the nationwide wage cuts by the rail-
road workers. Congress has been side
stepping what is obviously the newt
able-a sizeable reduction of salaries
of 100000 on government payrolls. It
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
WILLOW PAVEMENT
DEATH ACCIDENTAL

The cause of the death of the young
man, identified as Leslie Wainman
Williams of ST. Paul, who met his
death while on the pavement short
distance north of Willow River We'd
nesday night of last week, was pro-
nounced accidental by Deputy County
Coroner F. P. Gottry of Pine City.
Young Williams, who was recently
stationed in Willow River with tele-
phone construction crew, was walk
ing on the pavement at about mid
night when a car, carrying two st.
Paul men, came over hill and
struck him. Due to conflicting re-
ports Of the accident a coroner's in
quest was held and accidental death
verdict was rendered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
WALLACE WILL
SPEAK IN Pine
State Tax Commission Mem.
Der to be at Pine City,
Thursday, Feb. 4.
Local Matters Also to be-
Discussed Before the
County Board.

In addition to the countrywide tax
meeting sponsored by the Pine County
Tax Reform League where there
will be discussion of local matters,
it has also been arranged to have an
able speaker address the gathering
at that time.
The inequalities of our present tax
alton system is the talk of the hour
in all sections of the state and on
Thursday, February 4th, the taxpay-
ers of Pine county will have an op-
portunity for public discussion of the
most important questions.
The taxpayers will meet with the
board of county commissioners at 1
o'clock and with this body endeavor
to work out plan to do something in
the way of effective economy, if pos
sible, in our county government.
Later in the afternoon George E.
Wallace, member of the Minnesota
Tax Commission, will explain the ma
ture of the tax program advocated
by Governor Floyd B. Olson.
Mr.. Wallace is recognized tax au-
thority, and was some years ago a
member of the North Dakota Tax
Commission before moving to the
state of Minnesota. He is a firm be-
lever in an improved system of tax
alton over our present antiquated
system. He will speak on the sub
ject of a state income tax in Mime
sofa, and the problem of lower in
terest rates on farm loans as proposed
in the Senator Frazier bill will also be
discussed.
1t will be worth while meeting
and everybody is invited to attend.
If the court house will not hold the
crowd arrangements are being made
to use the Armory at Pine City, which
is the largest building in the county
for public gatherings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
BOOKLETS SHOW HOW
TO MAKE MANY THINGS

Turn Your Spare Time Into Profit"
is the title of a bulletin sent out by
the Superintendent of Documents from
the government printing office in
Washington, ID. c. this week and deals
with what a handy man can make
around the home in his spare time.
Booklets on the making of various
articles may be had at cost of 10
cents each or special rates on guam
tity lots. Some of the booklets are,
"A Practical Book for the Handy
Man," "A Text Book for Manual
Training, Vocational, and Industrial
Schools" "A Guide for Planning Han
dicraft Projects" "A Handbook for
the lobbyist" Requests should be
sent to the above address.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Some 25 years ago Selma Lagerlof,
Lille Nils Holgerssons underbara
Resa" C'Wonderful Journey of Little
Nils Holgersson'O, and although Nils
was a purely fictitious character, it
appeared that there was somewhere
in Sweden a real Nils HolgerssOn, a
lof helped in various ways when she
was appealed to in his behalf. He
grew up, came to the United States,
and now for many months has been
unemployed, his trade being that of a
carpenter. Shortly before Christmas
he wrote Miss Lagerlof about his
present plight, and she sent him last
week a draft for $500 asking him to
make a trip to Sweden with his wife,
and then his benefactress would see
what could be done about the future.
So, the real Nils is going home to see
the mother of the Nils of fiction.
samson and Delilah."
One of the comparative few works
of Danish dramatic literature to
make a name for itself on the inter
national stage is Samson and Del
ilah," by the late Sven Lange. Last
week this play was performed for the
first time at the Adelphi theater in
Chicago, with Ben-Ami, Jewish actor,
taking a principal part. Many years
ago this play was given on one of
the German stages in New York. A
Chicago critic describes the drama as
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
LETTER FROM
RURAL CREDIT
State Department Regrets
Inability to Secure Fed
eral Funds.
Purpose Was to Lower
Farm Rates; Fewer Fore
closures Now.

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan 2S-Loans to
farmers at low interest, to offset de-
clining farm revenues. the benefits
to be passed on to the retail mer-
chant, the wholesaler, the manufac-
turer and the banker through revived
spending were held vital to agricul-
tural and business recovery in the
Northwest today by officials of the
State Rural Credit bureau in dis
GUESSING the new Federal Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corporation.
Urging a complete reversal Of
methods of dispensing the S2,000,000,-
900 credit set up for the corporation
and a 125,00O,OOO fund to be applied
for capital stock of Federal Land
Banks, which can be loaned at So
per cent, officials said two billion
dollars should be made available to
farmers at approximately per cent.
They believe the fund allocated to
Federal Reserve Banks ample for re-
lease of frozen assets and European
bonds in the possession of banks and
other corporations.
credit law it is possible to dispense
this fund in such a way that only
a few men or corporations will re-
ceive the direct benefit of this two
billions of dollars, board member
said. He added that the farmers of
the United States have not been given
a reduction of interest rates to which
they are entitled.
Should have Lower Interest Rates.
Everyone knows that agriculture
is our basic industry" another official
said. "Why not give the farmers the
direct relief and let the benefits be
passed on to the business men with
whom they trade instead of lOaning
S2,000,000, 900 to a few large finan-
cial corporations who are apparently
overloaded with frozen assets. This
procedure will not do agriculture
this system of aiding the large finan-
cial centers and, through them, bene-
fitting the smaller Institutions has
proven unavoidable in the last 10
years and consequently should be
considered economically unsound and
unworthy of future experiment"
Officials pointed out that govern
ment money has been loaned to bust
ness interests and foreign govern
ments at from one half of one per
cent to per cent. 'Why not to
American Agriculture" they asked.
''Why not try just one to aid agricul-
ture by giving it what it needs-not
more credit at high rate of interest
but an opportunity to refinance its
Indebtedness at a low rate of inter-
est. This is the only way trade
channels can be opened and the
wheels of industry be put into mo-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
QUIET MARKET
IN LIVESTOCK
Little Change i'm Cattle or Hog Prices
as New Week Gets UnderS Way
Lambs Go Higher.

tBy U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco.
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agricultural
South ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 25, 1882:
The livestock market at this weeks
opening was rather quiet with very
little change in cattle or hog prices
as compared with last weeks close.
Most of the steers and yearlingS con-
sisted of plain kinds selling at 1915
to S4.75. few $500 to $500, bulk
butcher heifers 1925 to $3.50, a few
fed yearlings to $3.50. bulk beef COWS
S2.75 to $3.50, cutters and low cut
ters S1.50 to $3.50, medium grade bulls
$500 to $3.50, bulk medium to choice
vealers $500 to $3.50.
Bulk of the $50 to 22O pound hogs
sold at $3.50 to $3.50, 22O to $50 pound
weights $3.50 to $3.50, 40 to $50
pound weights $3.50 to $3.50, sows
mainly $500 to S3.15.
Better grade slaughter lambs showed
some strength with bulk at 1915 to
1925, medium grades S4.25 to $5.25,
common thrOwOuts $3.50 to $500,
slaughter ewes $3.50 to $3.50.
Feeders and Suckers.
Feeder and stocker steers sold at
this weeks opening mainly from $500
to $500, the Latter price being paid
for two loads of choice quality fleshy
StockerS. Pigs sold out of first hands
at the weeks opening mainly at $500
to S3.10. One load of good to choice
feeding lambs brought S4.75, small
lots S4.S5, palmer kinds downward
to 81 90 or below
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28

''an eccentric and slightly daffy little
play-an ironic comedy with a tragic
ending"
Prize Novel Translated.
Sigurd Christiansen's Norwegian
novel, 1.-TWO Living and One Dead"
which was awarded a Norwegian and
a general Scandinavian first prize in
contest last year, has been trans
lated into English by Edwin Bjork-
man, and will be published in this
country in March by Liveright, Ire =,
New York. The novel deals with a
man who has been unjustly branded
as a coward and who seeks to re-
habilitate himself, not so much in
the eyes of the community as in the
eyes of a colleague who has been I'M
deservedly acclaimed a hero.
Swedish Sculpture.
Countess Maude Won Rosen, one of
the younger sculptresses of Sweden,
a few days ago opened an exhibition
comprising some thirty of her works,
in the Arden galleries, New York;
the artist is the wife of the military
attache of the Swedish legation in
Washington, and studied under Carl
Millet, famous sculptor who in recent
years divides his time between the
United States and Sweden.
Tune in on MelchOir.
Saturday, January 80, at 2 O'clock
Central time), Richard Wagner
opera, die Walkuere," will be pre-
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
ASKOV GIRLS LOSE
SECOND CONTEST

The Askov high school girls basket
ball team lost it's second game of the
season when it dropped a close contest
to Pine City, II to 20 on the latter's
floor Friday. After holding the lead
by playing headsup basketball until
one-half minute before the final
whistle, the Askov representatives
saw victory fade as the county seaters
sent the ball through the loop to exc
out a one-point victory.
Up until the Pine City game the
girls had lost only one and that to
Finlayson while they had won three.
The Askov high school boys team
has broken even on the games played,
having won four and lost four. While
the girls were at Pine City, the first
and second boys teams were losing
games II to s and 9 to respec-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
THROWS HAT IN RING
FOR co. COMMISSIONER

E. B. Greenwald, a resident of Fin
layson township for many years, was
in Pine City Monday and filed for the
office of county commissioner of the
Fourth district. Mr.. Greenwald is
now serving his fourth term as super
visor of Finlayson township and is
also a member of the school board of
district No. 20.
There is also talk of others filing
for commissioner in the Fourth dis
trict. Frank w. Stepan, Willow
River, the incumbent, is expected to
file again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
PINE COUNTY PEOPLE
ATTEND SHORT COURSE

Pine county was represented by six
residents at the annual Farmers and
Homemakers' short course held last
week at the University Farm, st.
Paul. The short course, which is held
every year, brings together more than
1000 farmers and homemakers from
all sections of the state for study Of
various problems facing them.
Those who attended from Pine
county are, A. E Hoitomt, Pine City;
Tracy Street and A. T. Christensen,
Sturgeon Lake; Carl Anderson, Ker-
rick; Oscar Schott and Clara Poppen-
fuhs of Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
WORKING HARD
TO GET FUNDS
Some Collections Have Been Made for
the Upkeep of Agricultural Elk.
tension Work in County.

Something over 5000 was turned in
Monday for the Pine county agricul-
tural extension work of this year by
committee men who met at Sand
stone. OF this amount $64.50 came
from the Askov community. The
amount to be raised for the year in
local county funds is $500. A report
of the committee men meeting as
prepared by County Agent Fred B.
Willrett follows:
AT the meeting held in Sandstone
on Monday, Jan. %, for the purpose
of seeing what the different commit
tee men had done in their commun-
tiles in regard to raising funds for
carrying on agricultural extension
work in Pine county during 1892,
thirteen committees reported, each
making very favorable report. Due
to the short notice that was given
them, they felt that they could have
done better had they had more time.
1t is hoped that the committees left
to report will make as favorable re-
ports by next Monday, Feb. 1, either
by phone, letter or in person, to the
Farm Bureau office at Hinckley, stat
ing just what they have done in their
communities towards raising their
quotas, according to the extension
board.
due to the short notice that was
given them last week for raising the
communities quotas, the Extension
department of the University Farm
has prolonged the time until next
Monday when the different commit
tees will have had time enough to
report what they have done.
ut was decided at the meeting also,
that any person contributing or do
mating, shall receive credit on Farm
Bureau membership if he so desires.
and is to receive a membership card
button is made; or as soon as the
full amount of $3.50 is paid in, he
will become a member of the Pine
County Farm Bureau.
Some of the committees had raised
their quotas in their communities and
and it was felt that the balance of
the communities left to report should
be able to make their quotas with the
extra time allowed to them How
ever, it was felt that should the COM
mittees that are left to report not
come through with their quotas, that
it will be impossible to carry on the
work.
1.-The extension board feels that the
committees left to report should have
a better opportunity to meet their full
quota than some of those already re-
porting, and it was further felt by
the extension committee that these
will report favorably within the next
week so that the extension work can
be carried on in Pine county during
the coming year."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
PROBLEMS OF
THE IMMIGRANT
Discussed In a Scholarly Talk by the
Rev. EnOk M0rtenSen, Chicago, at
ASkOv Tuesday Evening.

The Assembly hall at Askov was
we'll filled with an appreciative au-
dience that heard the Rev. Enok Nor
Jensen of Chicago, speak on the i'm
migrant and his children under au-
spices of the Young Peoples Society,
Tuesday evening. The gram
opened with a piano solo by Miss
Alma Petersen. Miss Verla Hansen
played the accompaniment to several
songs by the audience and l.. Byron
Olsen, president of the society. intro
duced the speaker.
The Rev. Mortensen said that we
are living in day of great problems
Unemployment and hunger-but
that was not the subject that he was
to speak upon. The immigrants have
done a mighty work in helping to
shape America, to remove stumps and
stones, to break the virgin prairies,
and in general to make the soil pro-
ductive, but it was the connection
between the immigrant and his chill
dren-the cultural world-their lives,
that he wanted to discuss.
Many immigrants have a very good
understanding of the best in America,
said the speaker, but their difficulty
is in expression. Therefore the chill
dren, in order to get the best out of
life-that which they get in the home,
must necessarily speak the mother
tongue-and thereby profit by being
able to understand literature and cul-
ture of two countries.
The speaker dwelt at some length
on books by Rolvaag, especially
Giants of the Earth" and said that
the author has written we'll on the
immigrant and his problems. He
added that many immigrants have
experienced great tragic and long
ing, with their children in another
world as regards language, literature
and culture. The Wickersham Com
mission report showed that there is
comparatively very small percen-
tage of criminals amongst immigrants
but that the percentage of criminals
is much higher in the children of the
migrants second generation in
America. This, the speaker said he
thought was due to some extent to
the break between the immigrant
and his children-the break that
comes in the language and cultural
transition. He also cited instances
of disrespect on the part of the chill
dren toward their parents because of
their being old fashioned and not liv-
ing in the same world so to speak as
the younger folks. The speaker ad
vocated the taking along on life's
journey all that is good, from the
home. though it may be acquired in
a foreign language. 1t is that which
helps to make the American melting
pot a good one.
A short discussion followed the lee
ture by the pastor and then coffee
was enjoyed to round out a good eve
ming.
The Rev. Mortensen has just COM
pleted the writing of a book in the DAN
ish language entitled, "My People"
omit Folk') which is being printed by
the American Publishing Co., and will
be ready for distribution in three or
four weeks. 1t contains nine short
stories. we'll written and very interest
ing. The pastor, who is one of the
younger men within the Danish Luth-
eran church, and deep thinker, went
from Askov to West Denmark, Wis,
where he was to speak next.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28
COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET ON FEBRUARY 4

The board Of county commissioners
will meet Thursday, Feb. 4, at 1
o'clock p. m. in the court house in
Pine City where regular business will
be transacted as well as other items
which may be brought to attention at
that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28

lively to McGrath. The Askov town
score.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28

James M. Beck, congressman from
Pennsylvania: The economic crisis is
a deadly paralysis, and the end of it
40 one can safely predict.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-28

a grandson of the departed, Viggo
Miller, to Erwin, S. D., to be laid to
rest beside that of his wife and two
children, the burial being scheduled
to take place there yesterday. Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Henriksen, Mrs. w.
E, Jacobsen, Mrs. N. B. Miller, and
Chris Henriksen drove to Erwin in
auto to attend the burial services.
The sympathy of friends far and
near is extended to the Borrowing
relatives in the loss of worthy
father and grandfather.
Evening star., 1932-04-29

As er en- t.
Why the holler?
A man making
$4,000 pays
almost twice the
r a I e a S ne
making $4,000.
So why not the
man m a X / n q
100000 p a y
twice the rate
of one with
100000. or why
not pay more on