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Evening star., 1933-07-16

For the first time in dozens Of months
world shipping again is stirring into life.
At the beck of strengthening foreign
commerce, the cargo ships once more
are finding work The grease pack is
being taken OF engines from Shanghai
to TIE Clyde and from New York to
Valparaiso, coal is rattling into bunkers.
Rusty plates are being painted and car
riers of the sea are being nudged and
warped into berths to take on lading.
Solemn. forlorE ships which for so long
have felt none but watchman's tread
on their blistering decks while they
dozed disconsolately again are filled
with life and business The rattle Of
blocks is taking the place of the scrab-
bling gull.
The TRANSFORMATION Division Of the
Department of Commerce has reports to
the effect that the first quarter of this
year has shown marked declines in the
ship tonnage laid up and marked in
creases in tonnage cleared through the
worlds ports.
Just as in domestic business such
items as freight car loadings and postal
receipts are taken as direct barometer
of business activity, so in the trade Of
the world shipping activities constitute
a sure index When ships are being
chartered, when docks are crowded, and
cranes are swinging. it means that bust
ness is on the move. Some one some
where has bought something and it
must be delivered.
An upturn in shipping Is far-reaching
Not only does 1t indicate betterment in
the productive industries the goods of
which are carried but it insures re-
IN, ta CT, iy,I,
try itself and those dependent upon it.
1t means that the coal industry will be
greatly aided, because ships are among
the greatest consumers of coal In
later years. increased shipping has
meant larger sales Of fuel oil, the mer-
chant marine of the world rapidly turn
ing to the Diesel-engined motor ship
Ship chambers again have much to do
in supplying all the miscellaneous
things with which a vessel must be
equipped from anchors to lime juice.
Canal Records Improve.
For the first time since the depression
began the tide of Panama Canal tran
sits has turned Menth after month
these transits decreased as the trade
Of the world deadened. The number Of
ships passing through the canal and the
tonnage of the cargoes they carried
lessened as trade numbed. Then. with
the turn of the year 1888, some STRINGS
of life began and by March transits,
cargo tonnage and ship tolls all showed
the first upturn. This has continued.
The same is true of the SueZ Canal.
The first quarter of 1888 showed a gain
of 73l 900 metric tons over compar-
able period of 1892 Canals are excel
lent meters of commerce. They are
bottIe-necks and the fact that tolls
must be paid and records kept makes
sure checking points of the volume of
business. The great Sault Ste. Marie
Canal is closed during the cold months
. of the year. but navigation now is
open and the tonnage moving shows a
decided improvement over a year ago.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Difficulties of a Career.

The Difficulties Of a Career.
Going home from Congress
Have to face the folks;
Have to hear the speeches made
And take the little jokes.
Have to answer questions
Asked on every hand;
Have to start explaining things
1 do not understand.
It's hard to get to Congress,
But when the race is made
The bands are sweetly playing
And the boys are on parade.
But after you've succeeded
BY your energy and brain,
The hardest thing about it
Is the getting back again.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
The Diplomatic Career.

President Roosevelts announcement
that career" members Of the American
foreign service are to be retained,
either In their present positions or at
other points of usefulness, Is sure to
crafty the country. Since time I'M
memorial, our diplomatic posts abroad
have generally been the special booty
of spoilsmen, usually Of the wealthier
class. with no more claim to favor than
that they were deserving parusans OF
the administration newly in power
Few Presidents have succeeded IN re-
sisting the pressure brought upon them
to turn our embassies and legations
over to patronage hunters.
Ever since he took Office Mr.. Roose-
welt has revealed a commendable pur-
pose to break with the old system. He
has stated the State Department, for
the most part, with longtime members
of the foreign service. He has kept
veterans like William Phillips, Wilbur
Carr, Hugh Gibson. Joseph c. Crew.
Norman Armour, Nelson T. johnson,
Hugh R. Wilson, Robert P. Skinner,
Butler Wright and others on the serV-
Ice roster. This week the statement
was forthcoming at the White House
that no career diplomats now at foreign
posts are to be disturbed. 1t is not
only a break to which these faithful
public servants are entitled. but no less
a fortuitous development for the coun-
try. In most instances career men
have spent their mature lives in repre-
senting Uncle Sam abroad. To dis
pense with their services for no better
reason than to serve party needs In the
patronage realm would result in an
irreparable loss to the Nation as
whole.
1t happens that the majority OF our
career diplomats are now ENJOYS at
Latin American capitals. II, as Just
indicated at Washington, the United
States is about to embark upon con-
certed effort to strengthen trade ties
with the twenty other Americas, it
would be unfortunate in the extreme
to detach from key posts at such a
time trained and experienced men, who
know the languages OF the southern
lands, are acquainted with the eco
nomic conditions and temperaments Of
their respective peoples and are thus
equipped to render the United States
perhaps the most valuable service they
have yet had opportunity to offer.
The United States remains the one
great power in the world which has
failed to organize and maintain a pro-
fessional diplomatic career" service.
The Rogers law, under which the for
eign service now functions, Is far
reaching attempt to remedy this de-
ficiency. Under the laws provisions,
encouragement Is given to capable
young men to enter foreign service,
adopt it as a career and to aspire to
promotion to the higher grades. Presi-
dent Roosevelt's policy will bolster the
morale of the whole service to the
Nations enduring good.
Perhaps, in days to come, with q
trained diplomatic service stepped in
established traditions, American states
manship at world conferences may be
equipped to give a more consistently
good account of itself than on certain
occasions in the past, when our repre-
sentatives have had to match wits
with men who have made diplomacy
their life work, and always enter the
international lists with that advan-
tage which inheres in the practiced
hand.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

When japanese statesman and ar
American statesman ask each other fol
explicit reasons for desiring peace dip
lomatic perplexities increase. To the
average mind 1t might seem that the
courtesies Of world interchange. like
other forms Of common politenesS, de-
mand that some things be taken fol-
granted.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

There may be such a thing as an
exaggerated effort at clerical thorough
ness. 1t would be obviously unfortunate
to jeopardize the continuity Of the Lon
don conference in order to check up
on Prof. Moleys telephone bills.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

Another record Of heroism at sea is
noted as a passing incident Of the daily
news in the simple line reporting the
death Of Capt. F. Sears on the Cities
Service Petrol; Captain refused to
leave his burning ship"
Evening star., 1933-07-16
Style.

do you believe in using words Of one
syllable?" asked the student of politics
Certainly not" replied Senator Sor-
ghum. Every real gentleman says
'perquisites' instead of graft"
Evening star., 1933-07-16

If Hitler decides to confiscate pri-
vate wealth on any pretext he may
choose to select, those whom he has
already permitted to depart accom-
panied by their luggage may be con-
sidered due for congratulations.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

British finance refers with depreca.
ton to America as going fast in wild
cat fashion. According to the Bank OF
England that Big Brother Feline, the
British Lion, has had Its moments not
absolutely lucid.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
His Biased Opinion.

"Contentment is better than riches,
said the philosopher
"Yes," answered Mr. Dustin Stax
but don't see how man can be con-
tented unless he is rich"
Evening star., 1933-07-16
miSfortuneS. as tn

this policy seems to have been to con-
solidate Austrian resistance. But it is
difficult to foresee the ultimate out
come. Meanwhile the prospects for dis
the severest setback since the war.
(Copyright, le33J
Evening star., 1933-07-16
Good Example.

"Is your husband at the ball game?"
"Yes," replied young Mrs. Torhns.
Il think the game exerts beneficial
influence. He is always talking about
lot of men who are making frantic
struggles to get home"
Evening star., 1933-07-16

When kidnapping is controlled by
arousing a sensible spirit of self-pre-
servation some plan may be arrived
at to curb a desire on the part of
hysterical sweethearts to kill one an
other.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

Declaring he is now a nationalist will
not prevent Speaker Rainey from being
solicitous as usual about how the local
precincts line up when the ballots are
counted.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
The Owl.

Inc OWI.
The owl is a curious bird.
He sits with quizzical stare.
His feelings are not deeply stirred
BY what he observes here and there
He never talks tariff" or trust"
He always prefers to be mute;
And SO we infer that he must
Be pensive and very astute.
But later We learn with surprise,
When sunshine is beaming SO gay,
That although he may open his eyes
He is really doing away.
The solemn and placid restraint
OF this great intellectual star
Is due to his knowledge so faint
OF things as they really are.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

Experienced statesmen continue to
debate, finding evident comfort in the
plain fact that no brain trust" can ever
become an absolute monopoly.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
The Prudent Brigand

A brigand is a boastful bluff.
OF bold, bad men he seems the worst
Until you start to treat him rough
And then he hikes for safety first.
Evening star., 1933-07-16
Tax Collections.

From the San Diego Union.
It is announced that tax collections
only, however, from the viewpoint Of
the collector.
Evening star., 1933-07-16

Whatever you does, son." said Uncle
Eben, don't be blubb. A blubb Is
man dat thinks he can swim wlfout
learnin' how. insists on goin' over his
depth, says 'Blubbr once and ain never
heard from no mo-"
Evening star., 1933-07-16
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Evening star., 1933-07-16
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(Copyright. 1881
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
ASKOV ii. S. ALUMNI NOTES

Invitations have been sent out the
past week to the S5 graduates and the
former teachers of the Askov high
school inviting them to the annual
Alumni reunion to be held next We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings, Dec.
81 and %. The number of graduates
has increased from 2 in 1921, and /
in 1922 to 16 in the class of 1888.
The banquet will be held Wednes-
day evening at 1880 in the school
house. There will also be a program
and election of officers that evening.
Roll call will be taken according to
classes. Since graduates are exempt
from dues the first year, the 1888
graduates do not have to pay at this
meeting. The dues are twenty-five
cents a year for members attending.
The following evening the Alumni
boys and girls basketball teams will
play the high school boys and girls
teams at the D. B. S. hall, beginning
at O'Clock. There will be small
charge for this to defray expenses,
and lunch will be sold after the games.
The committees for these programs
are as follows: Ludwig
Madsen and Mr.. and Mrs. Harald b.
johnson; decoration-Eline ClauSen,
Esbern Kilstofte, and Opal Hansen;
and -Thorvald Sorensen, Flor
ence Keller, and Esther Henriksen.
Each graduate will be informed by the
eats committee as to what should
be brought for the banquet.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
Pleasant Hill NeighbOrhood

John Swanson was a caller at the
Fredolin Martinez home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Kvasnicka spent
Sunday with her parents, the He'd
bergs.
Mrs. Swanson, Frank and John spent
Sunday with the Fredolin Martineks.
Miss Pearson and Lancer Wernow-
sky visited at the Joe Kvasnicka home
Sunday.
Hattie Mach, John Waletzko. and
Kenneth Sangren were callers at the
lack home Sunday afternoon.
Paul Kvasnicka is helping the
Slater brothers get up wood and ties.
Don't forget the program at the
Pleasant Hill school house Friday
evening, December %. There will be
geese given away and other enter
tainment such as beauty parlor, fish
pond, picture gallery, fortune teller,
character reading. and dark mystery
A good time is assured.
Wishing the American staff and all
its readers a merry Christmas and a
happy New Year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
FRIESLAND

Miss Muriel Robertson of Hinckley,
spent five days of last week at the
Melvin Carlson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Spangler called
at the John McDermiet home Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hendricks and
children were dinner guests at the
Seabloom home Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Adolph Kalk and Renzina visi-
ted the Christensen home Monday
evening.
Miss Mabel Sanburg spent the week
end at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Sanburg.
The school program is to be held at
the school Friday afternoon.
Miss Helen Carlson spent the week.
end with her mother in Sandstone.
Evelyn Seabloom spent Sunday aft
ernoon at her home here. She is
employed at the E. Anderson home
in Hinckley.
The Sunday school will have a
program Sunday afternoon at the
church.
Mabel and Alice Sanburg drove to
Pine City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Berg of
Greeley, visited at the home of Mrs.
Berg's mother, Mrs. A. Kalk, Saturday
evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
State Capitol News
BY A. l. HARRIS

An effort is being made to set aside
the hew homestead assessment law.
passed by the last Legislature. The
attack upon the law, one of Cover
nor Olson's liberal measures which
lowers the small home owners and
farmers taxation burden, is now be-
fore the Ramsey County District
court in ST. Paul. The contester
claims it is unconstitutional to show
preference to the little fellow.
That bank robbers have been ac-
tive in Minnesota this year is shown
in a report made last week by Mel
vim Passolt, head of the Minnesota
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Since the first of the year, Bureau
operatives arrested 81 bank bandit
suspects. Of these, eight have been
convicted and are serving prison
terms; one was slain during capture,
and one killed himself when trapped.
The remainder are in Jail awaiting
trial.
In an effort to expedite the federal
government civil works program
Governor Olson has appointed Pro-
fessor Morris B. Lambie, University
of Minnesota, general manager of all
relief projects. At the same time the
governor ordered the state highway
department to assist the state board
of control in it's efforts to put $1,000
men to work as rapidly as possible.
Governor Olson has urged that all
local units forget petty differences"
and do everything in their power to
rush the civil works program through.
1t can now be definitely stated that
the Hungarian partridge, known as
the gray partridge of Europe, is a
permanent addition to Minnesota's up
land game bird population. This bird
was introduced to this state in 1881
by the Division of Game and Fish
when 1000 were purchased from Cam
ada. Last year, 5000 were purchased
from Czecho-Slovakia. They were
liberated through the Game Farm and
have done so we'll that a short open
season is in the offing. Minnesota
climate seems ideal for them.
The big Three has undertaken
to do the purchasing for the C. w. A.
at no cost to Uncle Sam.
The East is beginning to pay some
attention to our Governor. The other
day, 10 Meter, cartoonist-w writer, in
a sketch in his column Hes In The
News" appearing in the Philadelphia
Inquirer said: This Olson, strap
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
ASKOV

The Askov town basketball team
defeated Brook Park 26 to 20 Friday
night in the d. B. S. hall to annex
its second victory of the season out
of four starts. The game was pre-
coded by the two high school teams
playing which game also went to
Askov by a score of IL to 4.
The Askov Male Chorus under the
direction of Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen is
much in demand these days and
among it's several engagements will
be the rendering of several selec-
tions at the Christmas program to-
night presented by the children of the
Eaton school under the direction of
Miss Krista Thomson, teacher.
Owe krag, who has been employed
in a lumber camp in the woods about
60 miles northwest of Virginia for
the past 40 days returned home Mon
day, having completed his work there.
Owe has been notified that he will be
called for some form of government
service between January 2 and TO-.
He does not know what the employ
ment will be but thinks possibly it
will be with some c. c. c. camp.
A fair sized crowd attended the
Young Peoples Society meeting in the
Assembly hall Sunday night and wit
messed short one-act play with a
cast made up of Mr.. and Mrs Hans
Nielsen, Miss Anna Thomson and
Herman Christensen Other numbers
on the program included three selec-
lions on the slide trombone by Hans
Mosb@k, two numbers by the Askov
Male Chorus, and a vocal duet by
Alfred L. Nielsen and Marvin Peter
son. The whole program was we'll
presented and was terminated with a
lunch and round games.
Jens c. Jensen received word Fri
day that his brother, Daniel, had
passed away at his home in Lakeland,
Fla, following an illness of cancer
of the liver. Daniel is known to a
few in Askov as a result of his visit
here two or three years ago when his
father of Denmark, was visiting here.
He had served in the World war.
being one of the first on foreign soil
and one of the last to return home
after the war. He had spent many
years in the civil service department
of the government, being employed
for several years before his death in
the Lakeland post office. Friends of
the Jensens here extend sincere SYM
pathy to them in their bereavement
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21

ping big fellow, who appeared to be
natural leader of the State Execu-
tives meeting at the Capitol, is a
growing power in the Big Farms Belt.
At AZ he is an important personality,
calm, good-natured, forceful."
The continuous and repeated at
tacks upon Lieutenant Governor Sol
berg by State Treasurer Schmahl and
State Auditor King are built around
petty expense items. The treasurer
and the auditor refer to these items
as steals" and other terms of the
same category. The mention of the
word steal" recalls the steals" of
other days: the timber steal, the iron
ore steal, and the power trust steal.
There are steals" and there are
steals.
The Division of Lands and Minerals.
Department of Conservation, has I'M
dertaken detailed study of all re-
naming iron ore deposits in state
owned mines to determine their
grades and the most approved means
of operating the mines in the inter-
est of the state. This data will be
submitted to the Legislature when
completed to aid in fixing a policy
when the present leases on mines eX-
pire.
The Senate Finance committee APP
In which Conservation Theodore H.
Arens has put the Rural Credit House
in order" At least this was mani
tested when Mr.. Arens appeared before
the Committee at the Capitol and de-
scribed the various divisions and
policies inaugurated since his ap-
pointment last July as liquidator of
the States $66,0O0,O 900 farm loan bus
mess.
At this writing, indications point
that the Legislature will ignore Gov
ernor Olson's liquor control plan and
may adopt a "promiscuous selling
PLAN" The state dispensary system
is receiving very little consideration.
Practically every distillery in the
country has a representative at the
session, and the distillers do not take
to the dispensary system as under it
they will not be able to dump lakes"
of cheap, cut liquor, packaged in
fancy bottles upon the public.
State game wardens have received
instructions to cooperate with sports
mems organizations and interested
individuals in the feeding of upland
game birds during the severe winter
weather. Boy Scouts are active in
this public service in all parts of the
state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
BEST YEARLINGS
GO AT $500 $3.50
Weights $3.50 to $3.50; Trade Slow
Oh Heavier Weights; Bulk Better
40 to 240 Pound Hogs $500.

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department Of
Agricultural
South st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. IS, 1888:
Light steers and slaughter yearlings
were mostly steady today heavier
weights slow and weak, other classes
showing little change Best yearlings
brought $500 to $3.50, some medium
grade yearlings and good to choice
1175 to 400 pound steers selling at
$3.50 to $3.50, palmer kinds down to
$500. Common to good heifers
brought $3.50 to $4.75, common to
good cows $500 to S2.65, cutters S1.OO
to $1.75, common to good bulls $500
to $2.75. Good to choice 375 to $50
pound stockers sold at 1925 to $40,
common to medium $500 to $500.
Vealers were fully steady, better
grades $500 to $3.50, few up to
$500, palmer grades S15O to $500.
A few choice medium weight hogs
sold up to $3.1O, bulk better 10 to
240 pounds, $500, 24O to 1926 pounds
$2.75 to $500, most 100 to 100 pounds
$2.40 to $500, killer pigs 1925 to
$3.50, stock pigs $3.50 to 1925, bulk
packing sows $2.15 to $40.
Bulk of the good to choice slaugh-
ter lambs sold at $6.75, some held
higher, good 76 pound westerns $3.50,
common throwouts $3.50 to $500, good
to choice sc pound range yearlings
$3.50, best western ewes 1925, palmer
natives down to $1.75, native and Da-
kota feeding lambs $4.75 to $5.25, a
few $3.50, better rangers being held
at 1913 to $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21

tended the last PIT. A. meeting: Mel
vim Jensen, Robert Johnson, Glen
Krantz, Oda Christensen, Dorothy Jo-
hansen, and Mildred Smith.
In a recent health poem contest con-
Quoted by Dorcas in "The Riddles
Korner of Everybody's Health" honor
able mention was given to Gertrude
Christensen. Here is her poem:
Brush your teeth till they are clean,
Front and back and in between,
Away from gums and on the top.
Brush two minutes before you stop.
When you're sure that you are done
Put your tooth brush in the sum-"
Our room sold five dollars worth of
Christmas seals.