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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16
FINS. FARMERS AND FUN
Editor Askov Americana:
AskOv, MINI.

Editor Askov American:
In spite of all the petitions, opin-
ions and spirit of the spOrtsmen, win
ter fishing is closed. The ambitious
farmer with the help of the small
dealer surrounding the lake, stalks
fish. The tourist or other who has
nothing to do but spend money, comes
and fishes the whole summer, while
the farmer is busy about other things
(more usefuD on his farm. When
the farmer is ready to reap the har-
vest of his labor, which is in the lat
ter part of winter, the season is
closed.
The farmer is the one that really
appreciates fish when he goes fish
ing, it is not sport for him, it is
hunger for fish. If I was legislator
I would let the poor farmer fish as
long as he would dare to walk on
the ice, as he has no time in summer.
If a farmer does go fishing on a
government lake, he must pay toll
of $25, as the lake is surrounded by
private property owners.
Some farmers have boat of their
own, but cannot take it on the lake
| because of private ownership. OF
course some lakes out of the ten thou
sand can be reached, as they are
turned into meadows. But l mean
lakes that are really called govern
| ment lakes. Some lake shore owners
will tell you fish all you want" but
where Is the principal? Try and get
on Sturgeon lake in the summer time
without % cents and see what will
happen.
Here's for your consideration.
S. T. MEGER.
Sturgeon Lake, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16

course IL the majority of taxpayers
OF any school district petition the
county board to be set off as an I'm
organized territory and said county
board grants such petition, l as
county treasurer have no voice in OPP
posing such a petition and as men,
Der of the Unorganized territory
school board will have to do my duty
and try to please everyone.
Trusting that this bit of informa-
ton will set right any rumor that |
am encouraging school districts to
join the Unorganized territory | am,
Respectfully yours,
FRANK POFERL,
Treasurer of Pine County.
Pine City, Mimi, Feb. 10, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16

We find another group of papers
which do not quite care to commit
themselves too definitely on the prac-
ticability of the Roosevelt project, but
are glad to see the President-elect
take bold stand for something def
mite. They hope the plan will sue
coed. They think it should be studied
sympathetically. They would not con-
denim it off-hand. If the exploitation
of the Tennessee basin NOW proves
as helpful to the nation as Governor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must he
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be Withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16
Ten FACTS WORTH KNOWING
ABOUT STATE AIDS

Editor AskOv American:
1. Less than One-tenth of one per
cent of the state aids received by our
Willow River Consolidated school
comes from local property taxes.
9. Most of the state aids to schools
is made possible because of the in
come derived from the proper invest
ment of huge state trust fund which
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16
GRONINGEN BIBLE CHURCH

InterdenOminatiOnaD
Services on Sunday, Feb. 19-Sun-
day school 200 p. M; preaching serv-
ice p. m; subject: The Cross of
Christ.
Saturday, 1:30 p. m, Bible school
for boys and girls.
We invite our friends of Groningen
to come to the services. We preach
the gospel of Christ as the only rem
edy of sin.
r. DEURSEN, Pastor
Do your shopping through the col
umnS of the ASknv American
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Charles j. Swanson, Pastor.
Denham.
Sunday, February 19-10:30, Swed-
ish service.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
Saturday evening at the VIM. Johnson
home.
Windemere.
Sunday, Feb. 1880, service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16

do. the conservative can blame the
failure ITO reduce taxes" to the Pro-
gressives. Lowering the minimum fee
will reduce taxes" for those who
need the reduction, and if the Cover
nor's proposal to cut the minimum fee
fails it will be because of political
ObStructionist tactics.
Urge your senators and representa-
tives to pass a bill cutting only
minimum auto license fees.
L. BYRON OLSEN.
Askov, Mimi, Feb. Is, 1893.
st. Paul's EV. Luth. Church, Bruno.
missouri Synod)
Sunday. Feb. 19-Divine services at
p. m. in the English language.
E. c. HALLSTEIN, Pastor.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
Black Eyed Huey Long

Poor Huey pronounced "Hooey")
Long, United States senator from
by the grace of the Unit
ed States Constitution and the dumb
ness Of the louisiana electorate, is
now nursing a black eye. He re-
this dark adornment some time Sat-
urday night when he allowed his left
orb to collide violently with the bust
end of a mans fist. And that's
what you may call talking to Huey
in Huey's language.
But how did Huey get that black
eye? After al, you know quite well
that he was born with two white one
at least that's what he thinks. And
you know further that Senator Craw-
FISH Long would not willingly adept q
shade for his eye which suggests q
race he SO despises. According to the
story going the rounds, he stopped
over in New York at the exclusive
Sand Point Bath club just to have 9
bath. Stories differ as to just what
happened. In fact, we do not know
whether the "Crawfsh" really had 3
bath at all before the discoloratior
took place.
II appeared that the great "whit<
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
U. s. SHOULD BATTLE LYNCH
ERS WELL AS KIDNAPERS

WASHINGTON-(CNS)- "Undel
the new regime, lynchers in the South
have gotten off to a head start with
little fear of molestation,' writes q
correspondent to the Washington
Daily News.
Continuing this public spirited citi-
zen inquiries:
"Why must Negroes, who have
worked and suffered without compen-
sation for hundreds Of years to deve-
Top this nation; who have fought and
died in all of our nations wars. be
treated this way?"
1--WE sympathize with the German
Jew, but ought we not purge our
nation Of racial injustices before we
can effectively protest Germany's sin
against a minority group?
"This is a national sin.
"The Federal Government will
override states rights in dealing with
kidnapers and gangsters, but states
will still have the right to allow their
colored citizens to be lynched, with
out interference from the Federal
Government, which is sworn 70 pro-
tect the constitutional rights of all
Americans"
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
ELKS REFLECT WILSON RULER
FOR TWELFETH TINE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - (CNS)-
The thirty-fourth annual grand ledge
meeting of the /. B. p. o. Elks of
the World held, here August 20-25,
resulted in the election Of J. Finley
Wilson as grand exalted ruler for the
thirteenth time.
Among the other officers elected
were: James E. Kelly, of Birming-
ham, Alabama, grand secretary;
Judge Edward W. Henry, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, grand treasurer; Perry W.
Howard, Of Washington, d. c., grand
legal adviser; and Judge William C.
Hueston, Of Washington, DC, grand
commissioner of education.
Other grand lodge officers reflect
ed were: grand auditorsJames B.
Allen. New York City: James T.
Cooper, Chicago, Illinois; and DR..
Thomas L. Love, Raleigh, N. G. DR..
s. H. George, -Paducah, Ky, grand
esteemed leading knight; Roy S.
Bond, Baltimore, Md, lawler, grand
esteemed lecturing knight; the Rev.
George w. Avant, Durham, N. c.,
grand chaplain; Robert J. Nelson,
Philadelphia Pa. director Of civil lib
critics.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
ATLANTA NEGROES PROTEST
DISPLACEMENTS BY WHITE
VOORHEES,

ATLANTA, Ga. - (CNS) The
"New Deal" under the workings of
the MIRA cause requirements Of COM
petent Negro workers by whites in
instances here and citizens in mass
meeting make a strong plea for in
clusion Of Negroes without discrim-
ination in President Roosevelt's New
Deal"
At this largely attended mass
meeting resolutions were adopted
condemning as unjust and in VIOLA
ton" of the national BRO
graz any such displacements.
Equal pay for equal services for
all was urged and the meeting pledged
full cooperation to the president. de-
claring they would remind employ
ers that the blue eagle IS intended by
the president to protect and help an
citizens alike without regard to race.
sex or religion"
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
VETERANS IN THE RICHMOND
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

RICHMOND, W.-(CNS)-Twen-
ty eight Negro employees of the
Richmond public school system, the
large majority of whom are teachers,
have seen twenty five or more years
of service, a study Of the personnel Of
the school roster reveals.
Of the number nineteen have been
employed thirty years or more and
are thereby entitled to a pension, il
and when they desire to retire.
Albert v. Norrell, ST., teacher at
Booker T. Washington school, is this
year celebrating the sixtieth ami
versary as an employee of the system.
He began his services in 1873. He is
the oldest employee in the Richmond
from the point of service.
J. Andrew Bowler, teacher Of
George Mason school, has taught in
the system for fifty-ons years and
Ella T. Boiling, Of Buchanan has
been forty-five years in the service.
Lucy A. Peters, teacher at Moore
school, has seen forty-three years of
service; Abram L. Morton, teacher at
Moore school, forty-one years; Sara
E. Brown, teacher and assistant prin-
cipal at Webster Davis, thirty nine
years, and Lucy j. Woodson teacher
at Moore school, thirty eight years.
Susie B. Crump, teacher at Buch-
anan and Fannie R. Richardson, tea
cher at Armstrong high, have each
seen thirty-seven years of service,
while Bessie L. Whittle, and Mar
garet L. Tinsley, both teachers at
Navy Hill, have each thirty-six years
of service.
George W. Archer, ~janitor and
fireman of Dunbar school. has beer
with the system for forty four years.
The following have served fol
thirty two years: Cornelia W. Taylor,
teacher at Elba; Joseph A. Williams,
Janitor at Randolph, and Martha r.
Crump, teacher at Booker r. Wash.
ington.
A. Elizabeth Williams, teacher at
Moore, and Annie B. Knight, teacher
at Webster Davis have each seer
t~hirty-one years of service, while
Fannie M. Williams, teacher at Book
er T. Washington, has seer thirty
years Of service.
n addition, two employees have
seen twenty five years Of service:
three twenty six years, and four
twenty seven.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
LOOKING BACK
Gadding Children
BY VJdetta Ish
Cor The Literary Service Bureau)

(For The Literary Service Bureaul
Man is a social being. In this re-
spect children of the human race
manifest the social trait quite early.
They like to play. They like to visit
and receive visits. This is helpful.
within a limit: but it IS a mistake to
allow children to cultivate the CAD
ding habit until they want never to
stay at home.
Don't you want your children at
home ito themselves" sometimesg
Well, your neighbors do, also, some
times. Then this habit has a way Of
fixing itself. The little girl who gads
will make a big gadder. If mother il
net watchful she will not want to do
anything at home. She will come in
the front door. throw down her books
and her wraps and run out the back
door.
My mothers plan was to assign
certain tasks that must be done, be-
fore we could 60 out, and TO limit the
time we might remain away. Also,
we had our days out, and more days
in. OF course, different mothers use
different methods, but the habit
should be curbed-and early in life.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
PREPARATIONS FOR TIL E
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
AGAINST WAR

WASHINGTON - (CNS) - J..
Maurice Gates, young Negro news
paper man, opened the Washington
Congress Against War, held in pre-
paration for the United States Con-
gress Against War slated to be held
in New York September 20, 80, and
October l. Gates, who is chairman Of
the Washington Provisional Com
mittee composed Of labor leaders,
writes and students called the on
ference to order by a clear explana-
ton of the necessity for action at
this time. He INTRODUCED Richard
Lovelace, a disabled World War Vet
eran, who became chairman of the
conference.
There was a large number Of act
lively interested Negro workers and
others in the audience. The speakers
included Donald Henderson, former
Economics Professor of Columbia
University and Secretary of the Nat
ional Arrangements Committee for
the u S. Congress; Richard Love-
lace, formerly of Portland. Oregon, a
member of the National Arrange
ments Committee and active on vet
eran affairs; Mauritz Hallgren, As
sociate Editor Of the "Nation:. Lem
Harris, member of the Farmers Nat
ionai Arrangements Committee.
Donald Henderson in his talk be-
fore the Washington group, issued a
stirring challenged when he said:
"This is an issue in which none Of MS
have any choice. If we oppose slaugh-
ter Of humanity, we must take an
active stand. We dare not comuro-
mise or stall on the excuse Of political
differences. Pacifists, Communists.
Socialists, liberals - every M who
pretends to war opposition must fight
and fight actively. The time for pas
sive conferences and treaties IS mast.
They have all failed. We must fight
On concrete lines. Stop the trans
p~ortation Of var materials"
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
PRISONER FLOGGED AN
HANGED TO TREE

SM1THLAND, KY. - A report Of
the flogging of Louis Skinner. pri-
soner who was forcibly removed from
the Livingston county jail, was on its
way to Governor Ruby Laffon Thurs.
day, dispatched by Circuit Judge
Charles H. Wilson.
Jailer James Martin said he W.
awakened Tuesday night by a crowd
OF masked men, who demanded he un-
lock the jail. The jailer said he wal
choked by some Of the men who took
away his keys.
Skinner said the mob whipped him
and tried to force him to reveal the
identity of his companion in the beat
ing and robbing of Murray Rummaee.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
Yes 9 No u
Senator kingfiSh'
Cont. fro1 .. 1

Turner the senator touched him and
at the same tine whispered another
q MS insulting terrs in his ears.
And that vas too bad for the sena-
tor. In less tine than it took to rec
ord what had happened. Huey was
on the floor. his eye was the color Of
Turner'S first and the musician was
nursing bruised knuczdes.
Retreats In Disorder
that's Al there was TO Il. As 9
matter Of fact there wasn't time for
any more. IS the good senator. long
on wind but sho@ In the gentle art
Of protecting his orbits, had beaten n
hzsty and uncerenonious retreat. So
rapid was his retreat that he didn't
even taken time to thank his host or
70 tel aim what q good time he had
enjoyed t~itting the servants-that
Is Until his sudden collision with .
fist
Immediately upon his departure the
daily press began I search Tor the
nan @ho had suddenly made himself
a hero At fTnt newspaper men tried
get a statNnent out Of the senator
himself, bar that big man from the
South Eas 50 swift Of foot that he
rendered himself invisible to the eve
Here ne IS" somebody cried. And
before the reporters could reach the
spot the ery vas changed TO There
he goes." II he meantime Mr.. Turn
e had quietly proceeded with the
party and had as quietly departed for
his home in Harlem. Those who knew
what Rad happened kept quiet about
H. and those who didn't know wanted
70 fad q 50 they could also keep
quiet
TIE next time -Kingfishr Long was
he showed Up in Milwaukee at the
heard from vas two days later when
convention Of Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. He was wearing q long face,
n black eye. and vas telling q weird
story about a gang Of men (black-
handisrl holding him while another
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
NINE CUT OFF FINGERS PRO.
TESTING EXECUTION

TOXIC, Japan-Indicating nation
wide sympathy, petition after petit
ton has been pouring into the office
of War. Minister Araki asking len
iency for IL cadets who face a court
martial for the assassination last
year Of Premier Inukai.
The most gruesome arrival con
tanned nin< bloodstained little fin
gers cut from the hands of the petit
TONERS and packed in a box. Accom-
panying them was a strongly worded
resolution requesting leniency.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02

gang beat him. There was a number
so great that he couldn't count them.
Maybe it was the number that John
saw" one veteran whispered to an
other Il think he had better see a
doctor" the other veteran answered
And after telling his story (which
nobody believed) the senator pro-
teeded to say what he thought of
newspapers a d reporters. "We
chased the polecats out Of Louisiana"
he said, land they came up here and
became reporters" The implication
being here that it was a reporter
who was responsible for his brown
skinned optic.
Vets Repudiate Speech
Following his Milwaukee speech,
which to the credit of the veterans
they FASTENED to disown and apollo
gize for, he collected his baggage.
left the hotel without paying his
bid, sneaked into Chicago and Just
as quietly sneaked out again.
But up here in New York the talk
goes merrily on. The white press is
still looking for the man who black
ed Huey Longs eye-or is pretending
TO De looking for him. Huey, it is stat
ed, has offered a reward for the name
Of the mar who smote him = if said
man will present himself in Louis
lana. And the Sand Point Bath club
has let it be known that from hence
forth and forever the clustering
senator from Louisiana will be per-
non grata at that club. In other
words he viii always find the latch
string on the inside to him and the
key in the lock. Still more simply
put, he v be a guest there again.
Another interesting sidelight on
Huey's fistic activities came to light
Tuesday also when New Orleans re-
porters gave out the fact that Huey
has been taking boxing lessons at the
New Orleans Athletic club for the
past six weeks Apparently he was
IN training for his big bout, which
ended with n blow and one black
eye, with Huey Long on the receiving
end Of both.
1t also was divulged this week that
Tanners conques over Huey was
about the eighth bout in which he
has engaged and in which he came
cut second best. There is n story
about a 70 year old ex-governor fore
ing the "Kingfish" to turn on the air
IN a New Orleans hotel a few years
ago. Another man, a Shreveport law
yer, also landed a safe one on the
senator's eye, after which Brother
Long staged a one man race. In his
time Huey is said to have challenged
the worst and the best of them. but
due TO the fact that it always takes
to make a fight, and Huey Just
couldn't make his feet remain still
long enough to return a blow, usual
~ managed to escape with just one
blow to his creditor should one say
discredit.
Dallas Tanner is a hero in New
York Although usually quiet, rnas-
summing, he has been forced to retire
the admiring gaze Of his friends !
n Harlem. And the sentiment among
them is that since they couldn't have
been there to strike the blow they
regret only that thsV were not there
to see it.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
HOLD KISS 3 HOURS TO WIN
WORLD TITLE

NEW YORK - Another famous
smack, but of q different variety, was
recorded Wednesday when a blonde
young woman and a dark-browed
young man held q kiss for 8 hours
and 2 minutes to win the world en-
duranee title.
The champions, who outlasted the
other couples in the final elimination
of the Coney Island kiss marathon,
are Betty Burns and Michael Gala
brese.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
SLAYEKS OF 2 POLICEMEN
SENTENCED TO DIE OFT "a

CH1CAGO-John Scheck was sent
enced by Judge Harry B. Miller
Thursday to die in the electric chair,
October Is for the murder Of Police
man John Sevick in a courtroom. The
same date was selected recently for
the execution Of Morris Cohen, killer
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02

Cape Cod. Mass.
The report that Bryan would be-
come senator is untrue, however,
Allen said. He described 1t as "old
idle talk come back again."
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
SHALL WE CON-
TIME Miss Eyes

The Omaha Guide truly wants to
serve Jon n you want to be serve.
For seven weeks re have lad more
comments and the largest dist-sbz-
ton q papers as = result Of the
cosz-nE known as Miss Eyes" The
eonnents have been pro and con.
and The pzcs e TO have the best
q the cons 50 far. and since the mai
ority rules we are going 10 ask our
readers 70 help Us settle this dispute
about the Mes Eyes" column. The
following Is 9 blank ballot for ysur
vote.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
TOM ALLEN SILENT ON STATE
p0T .JTTCC

Tom Allen Of Lincoln, brother in
Law of Governor Bryan and promin-
ent in Democrat politics, was in Oma-
ha Wednesday on business. He said
he didn't know anything" about
state politics inasmuch as he has
spent two months on vacation at
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02
TOO MUCH OF ANY THING KILLS
THE MARKET

That in Hollywood modesty pays
the male more than the female. Male
nudes who pose for artists rate 81 an
femmes who pose nude
rate only rs cents for the same time
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02

hopeless had forgotten the bath at
PENDANTS right names and proceeded
to call them by such names as were
familiar to his vocabulary in his ma
tive state. Hooey further mistook
service for servility and thereby
hangs the tale The white hopeless,
started out with a buster and ended
up with a blister. The blister made
its appearance in the form of a
healthy hickey on the side of his
head in the vicinity Of n Of his
optics. After the cultured and re-
fined senator had been untangled
from the fist of a guest whom he had
mistaken for one of the bath attend
ants, it was discovered that Huey
was not as good a fighter as he was
a talker. 1t was also discovered that
while he could give it he just couldn't
take it.
The lacing which took place Tin the
vicinity Of his eye) made Huey
doubly sore, especially since the v
Immediately took on the complexion
of the fist that it had encountered.
When the senator had been lifted
from the floor, it was for a moment
difficult to tell to just which race he
belonged. Amid the confusion some
n yelled Fire." as a result Of
which both a physician and the fire
department responded. The pulmotor
was not necessary, however, for max
ing a bee line for the nearest exit.
For several hours pandemonium
reigned- Neither police nor press
could locate Huey. It seemed that the
impact Of the blow had so disturbed
his mental equilibrium, to say moth
ing Of his physical equilibrium, that
for several hours he continued to run
around in circles. He finally, in one of
his lucid moments, struck the Mohawk
trail and ended up in Milwaukee
where he had heard the rumors of q
gathering Of veterans including q
number of natives who speak his Ian
guage.
From this apparent point of van
tage, the senator began to issue
~purporting to explain to
his constituents in Louisiana, espe-
cially and to the nation in general,
that there was no overt act on his
part to turn black-that it was rath-
er a case of bad judgment in measur-
ing distance. However. we must con-
graduate the senator in that he
sought to throw the cloak of O
lection around the Colored race by
the responsibility for his
sudden predisposition to change COM
p~lexion to a bunch of gangsters whom
he charged with making the assault.
In explaining the affair the senator
said that from the multiplicity of
contacts which came his way it would
been utterly impossible for one
to have reached him so many
times in the short period that clap
sed before he took the count. He ev-
en- suggested that the ~gangsters were
members of a "black rect, as the
evidence shows the only discrepancy
being in the number Of hands en-
In the meantime the mystery grows.
While it is known that one man with
q black hand is nursing his knuckles,
the Pinkertons, the Burns detectives
and Scotland Yard have been unable,
10 date, to uncover the other alleged
members of said gang. It is mystify-
indeed. Poor Hooey.
The Omaha guide., 1933-09-02

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