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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
THEIR OWN CREATION
Mile Laos County Times)

Doesn't it get a little under your
skin when Republican newspapers de-
nounce and ridicule the failure of the
rural credits bureau in Minnesota
when everybody knows that it was
through the Vaccinations of certain
bankers and spectators who stood in
with the Republican state administra-
ton that it was wrecked? They were
permitted to dump their frozen assets
on the bureau at the expense of the
people of the state. Loans were made
on land on which not furrow had
been plOwed or a single improvement
made.
If the rural credit law had been
properly drawn and along the lines of
the Federal Farm loan system, there
would have been no chance for piling
frozen assets and bad mortgage paper
on it. The Federal Farm loan system
has been in effect in the state longer
than the rural credit system, yet you
have never heard of the Federal loan
system losing a single dollar, or MAX
ing any bad loans.
This is because the loans in the
Federal system are not under control
of politicians. The farmers must or
ganize an association to pass on all
loans in their community, and there
is no way that a speculator can pass
off a mortgage on the system. Only
actual farm owners can get loan,
and the amount is decided by men,
bers of the association in his com
munity who are also farmers and di-
rectly interested in the safety of the
loan.
The rural credit system was a
botched up piece of legislation passed
through the Vaccinations of poll
ticians in a Republican legislature
and used to help certain bankers and
spectators who were in control. And
after piling up this mess on the peo-
pie of the state, Republican newspa-
pers now have the nerve to denOunce
the system which they created and
try to Lay the blame on the Farmer
Labor state administration which is
doing it's best to clean it up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
FROM EXCHANGES
editorial Comment From Other News.
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
FARMERS MUST BE PAID
(Springfield Advance-Press)

The government is imposing a pro-
cessing tax of soc per bushel on wheat
for the benefit of wheat producers.
There is little opposition to this form
of farm relief now because the coun-
try realizes the folly of underpaying
the farmer, but here and there we
hear squeal about taking bread from
hungry mouths. Usually this propa-
ganda originates from sources far re-
moved from hungry mouths, people
who don't hesitate to charge these
hungry mouths plenty for their own
commodities. The average loaf of
bread contains two-thirds of a pound
of flour. An additional cent for a
loaf of bread will not Cypress anyone
but the corresponding benefit of 500
increase in the price of wheat means
prosperity to wheat farmers, and that
is something worth while.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
RADICAL ALTERNATIVES
(The Kansas City Starr

What would be the alternative if
the program should fail, if it should
meet only scant success, if the RoOse-
welt kind of liberalism should lose
its grip?
The swing at first certainly would
not be back to the right, to the now
repudiated. conservatism of the older
order. On the contrary, and most GER
tainly, the swing would be further
to the left, probably much further.
The full status radicals then would
have their chance to go the complete
route.
The country had better take the
administration program, cooperate
in fair and safeguarded trial of it
and lend it's aid to the ordered recOv-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
PERAMBULATOR DIFFICULTIES

Pedestrians may have their diff
cultieS in lodging fast moving auto
mobiles at intersections but think of
the women who push occupied baby
carriages ahead of them A st. Paul
woman who writes that she is grad
uate baby carriage pusher has sub
mitted to the city council for their
careful consideration a plea from an
undergraduate which was published
in the St. Paul Daily News, as follows:
Dear Dads:
could you interest anybody in au-
thority IN the plight of baby carriage
puShers at busy intersections? Long
ago | gave up hope of any considera-
ton as mere pedestrian, but isn't a
baby carriage a sort of vehicle?
There is no race suicide in our
neighborhood. I'm only one of a daily
procession of mothers who have to
take their babies along-and many
also a fodder on foot-when they go
out to buy the days supplies. And
they all seem to encounter about the
same nerve-shattering difficulties.
haha, and often University in front
of Ward s-which is one of the rea-
sons why mothers get gray. The curbs
are so high all along Smelling in this
neighborhOod that the poor infants
nearly roll out on their heads when
the front wheels are lowered to the
street, and again on their tender be-
kinds when the same wheels are
raised to the opposite curb. | don't
suppose there's any hope of getting a
sort of gangplank put down at these
places, but it would help lot if We
rickshaw coolies could concentrate
our attention on the problem.
I'VE have to accomplish the descent
while the red light is against us,
because even so there's hardly enough
time to make the crossing before the
light changes again. If you don't
fairly gallop across, you're bound to
get caught in traffic change about
ten feet from the curb-in which case,
if you have steady nerve, you simply
stand still and pray.
Especially on University, I've seen
children and aged persons get dan
gerOusly confused when they get
caught in a traffic change and the
tide of hell-for-leather drivers surges
toward them"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
A MILESTONE

Attorney c. F. Gaarenstroom of
Fairmont, general counsel for the
Farmers Holiday Association and for
merly head of the now defunct State
Rural Credits Bureau, writes briefly
to Representative Hjalmar Petersen
under date of July 9th, as follows:
Il received your issue of July 90,
and read it carefully, including the
editorial entitled, "A Good Lift.
Il do not believe they admitted
any too strongly as to the actual bene-
fits to the people of Minnesota. l am
convinced that in the next two years
you will agree with me that what
you and the other progressive legis-
lators did for the people of Mime
sofa by means of chapter 339 of the
laws of 1888 is going to mean a great
deal, and the decision of the Supreme
Court marks, in my opinion, a mile
stone in Minnesota Jurisprudence, be-
cause it starts us definitely committed
to the principal that human rights
are superior to property rights.
81 hope that l may have an oppor-
tunity to visit with you in the near
future.
Sincerely yours,
Garry"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03
OUR ENGLISH TONGUE

1t has been said more than once
that the small thieves and crooks
are in the penitentiary and the bis
ones outside. That statement contains
more truth than poetry. One might
also add that brains and clevernes:
are to be found in the pen as we'll az
outside. An inmate at the saltwater
institution penned the following shOr
poem under the heading, "Our Eng
lish Tongue" which was published il
the Prison Mirror:
Say, nix on that low-brow lingo!
l never heard such CUFF;
A ga-ga line of chatter,
It's the merits, the way folks muff
Our English tongue. Just listen
To their gaff when they crates;
Why don't they educate themselves
And talk United States.
1t drives me dOtty when l hear
The CAB some bozos spill;
Those spielers down in Washington
Should ease the Pres. bill,
Make it a crime to toss the bull,
And when hooey drooler
Breakfasts his goOfy blah-blah.
- Why. slam him in the cooler.
Good English is the stuff to use,
When having a tongue tussle;
That slang tOday's got Mr.. Funk
And Wagnalls on the muscle:
It's raw. l tell va, low-brow CUFF,
But when | elucidates.
l don't abuse our mother tongue,
| talk United States.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

Minneapolis Star: Wars are not won
any more. The winner loses, and the
loser loses. So devilishly effective
have the instruments of war become
that the technic of killing off every
body is we'll nigh perfect. The NUT
ton heads in all countries who are
again clamoring for another war are
just doing their bit toward denuding
the earth of human beings and letting
it go back to the so-called lower ami
mails.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

Mile Laos County Times: The way
things are Hopping up and down in
Wall street indicates that lot of
people have paid no attention to the
preaching of the folly of gambling
there. Winners in gambling never
object to the game. 1t might
not be a bad idea to recognize Rus
STA while they are in mood to accept
recognition from us.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

During the teachers summer school
az st. Cloud the superintendent wrote
the following on the blackboard,
LINN" and then looking over his
spectacles at a good looking young
lady in the class he said: Young
lady, I'd like to have you tell me
what that means?" Love and kis-
ses,' the girl replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

Optimistic reports are that prosper
ity is beginning to play peek-a-boo
with us from around that corner
Arkansas Gazette.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

Olivia Times: In the interest of
domestic tranquility a law should be
passed prohibiting mixed marriages
of democrats and farmer-laborites.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

The greatest castles we build are
in our hearts, our minds. and our
anticipation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

cry that is both the hope and purpose
of this offering. That way, rather
than in rejection, security lies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-03

The ads save you money.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
WORKERS ATTACK
SATURDAY LEAVES
Steward Protests to Presi-
dent on Half Day FurIoughs
Now Given.

The principle of furloughing Govern
ment workers on Saturday. when, for
four hours absence. full days pay is
deducted. was hit in an open letter to
President Roosevelt from Luther c.
Steward. president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees, made
public today The letter. in the Federal
News. asks the President to request ad-
ministrative officers to discontinue the
Saturday furloughs, and suggests If
such leave is necessary Monday be
designated instead.
Navy, Justice. Commerce and elsewhere
recalls that Attorney General Cum
mings. in a recent letter to Controller
General McCarl. criticizsd the principle.
The Cummings letter to which refer
ence is made was in regard to putting
civilian labor in Atlanta Prison on a
five-day week. and Controller General
McCarl answered that, under the law, 1t
would be necessary to deduct full
days pay for the Saturday absence.
Describing the system as "a direct.
specific violation within the Federal
Government of the spirit and principles
of the N. R. A" Steward told the
President that the presence of this
situation not only works great hard
ship upon Federal employees but places
the Federal Government in wholly
anomalous situation with respect to the
very program of economic reconstruc-
tion which the administration is en-
deavoring to carry through to sue
cessful conclusion"
Evening star., 1933-08-19
EASING Of GRAIN
PRICE CURB URGED
U. S. MulIs Chicago Sugges-
tion 10-Cent Range Would
Be More Equitable.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 19-Proposals to
loosen the price swing restrictions on
grain market operations were receiving
consideration from two sources today
one of them Federal authorities.
President Peter B. Carey OF the Chi
cago Board of Trade said it would
probably take action before Monday to
modify or eliminate the limitations on
daily fluctuations to cents a bushel
either way for wheat, rye ana barley
AGENTS for corn and cents for oats.
Carey said officials of the board be-
lieved no limit is necessary, but that
a 10-cent limit would be more COM
parable to the range now placed on
cotton trading.
He explained that no action would be
taken. however, without the approval
of the Federal Department of Agricul-
ture. A representative Of the board Is
now in Washington. presumably to OBJ
tain its acquiescence.
Meanwhile Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, who was here to
explain the corn-hog plan for curb
ing production, declined to comment
on the question. One of his aides
however, indicated he was closely
watching the situation.
THE limits" Carey said. don't seem
to have accomplished their purpose
They have made it impossible, he as
serted. to have free market for traders
to hedge cash grain deals without fear
of sending the market to the Saily
price limit and thereby checking busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
BUTTER AGREEMENT
HEARING THURSDAY
Emergency Meeting of Milk Pro-
ducers and Distributors Will
Be Held Monday.

BY the Associated Press.
The Farm Administration has fixed
Thursday as the date for a formal
hearing on the proposed national but
ter marketing agreement.
The administration already had
called an emergency meeting of milk
producers and distributors for next
Monday. 1t was certain also that the
questions raised by the attempt to pro-
vide fund to take some of the present
butter and cheese surplus off the mar
ket would carry over the week end
All the proposed conferences and dis
cusslons going on at present are, in
the Farm Administration opinion. di-
rectly concerned with the production
problem. The primary need, officials
feel, is to work out feasible method
OF regulating the supply of milk and
dairy products to the demand.
Representatives of 40 dairy organiza-
tons who presented a resolution to
Secretary Wallace Thursday demand
ing immediate action to raise the price
OF butter and criticising administration
policies. were promised loan of $780,
000.O 600 in Government funds.
The promise was made. however. only
on condition that the dairy men adopt
a program which would cut down
production.
Representatives of the milkmen and
farm officials said they had no plan
worked out. An attempt may be made
to include mandatory control features
In the butter agreement. but the
milk supply apparently needs curtail-
ment also.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
OPERATION OF TRUCKS
TO COME UNDER CODE
Owners Association to Consider
Various Questions at Monday
Night Meeting.

The Commercial Motor Vehicle Own
ers' Association of the District of Co
lumbia will meet Monday at 7:45 pm.
in the United States Chamber of Com
merce building to consider various
questions regarding a proposed N. r. A.
code for operation of trucks. All truck
owners have been invited to attend the
meeting, which has been called by the
board of governors of the association.
Among the questions to be consid-
cred will be whether the members Of
the association, as we'll as outside
truck owners, feel that all trucks
should be under a specific N. r. A,
code for trucks, or whether they
should operate under the N. R. A.
codes for the industries for which they
are hauling.
A proposed code submitted by the
Federated Truck Association of Ameri-
ca, of which the local owners asso-
citation is member. to the National
Industrial Recovery Administration, is
to be explained at the meeting.
Other business to be conducted at
the meeting includes the election of
three directors to the Federal Truck
Owners Association of America and
the election of a delegate to the
American Highway Freight Associa-
ton. John w. Hardell. president of
the Commercial Motor Vehicle Own
ers' Association. is to preside at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
M'GRADy WORKS
At CABINET POST
Miss Perkins New Aide Pre-
pareS to Start on His
New Duties

Edward F. McGrady, an outstanding
organized labor official. today was pre-
pared to start in on his new duties as
a member of the junior cabinet. He
was named yesterday by President
Roosevelt to become Assistant Secretary
of Labcr. succeeding Robe Carl White
His appointment came as no surprise
in political and labor circles here He
had been slated to become Secretary of
Labor Perkins right-hand official since
March. Because of extensive reorgani-
zation work within the department.
the appointment was delayed until
these plans were placed into effect, it
was said
McGrady has been the legislative rep
resentative of the American Federation
Of Labor for years For the last month
he has been prominently identified with
the National Industrial Recovery Ad-
ministration as a special labor adviser
to Administrator Hugh s. johnson.
The new Government official resides
in Boston.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
a code submitted by the Retail Lumber

a code submitted by the Retail Lumber
Dealers Association.
The necessity for one hearing was
eliminated during the day with manu-
facturers of radios and accessories
agreeing to withdraw their code and
accept the charter approved and in
effect for the electrical manufacturers.
Modified presidential agreements pro-
viding specific wages and hours were
approved yesterday for the following
industries: Glass containers lighting
equipment, lace curtain, smoking pipe,
manufacturing pharmaceutical and bio
logical, American spice, safety razor and
blade, dress snap fasteners, scientific
apparatus manufacturers, live stock
market agencies and comfort manu.
sacturers.
Dates for public hearings on five
codes also we're set as follows:
Transit. August 20; glass container
manufacturing, August 20; building
supplies, August IS, textile machinery
manufacturing, August Is; crushed
stone and gravel. August -.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
SMALLTOWN NEWSPAPERS
ARE UNDER BLUE EAGLE
National Editorial Association Sets
4O-Hour for Mechanical Work
ers and AZ for Clerks.
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 19.-Small town
daily and weekly newspapers were un-
der a national recovery program code
today as result of action by a conyen-
ton of the National Editorial Associa-
tion
1t set a maximum of 40 hours work
weekly for mechanical employees and 48
hours for clerical help. statesmen and
solicitors. Reporters and others en-
ployed in an editorial capacity. includ-
ing photographers. were not included in
limitations of working hours.
A minimum wage of 40 cents an hour
for men and 80 cents for women was
adopted for mechanical and shop work.
The code also provided that reporters
in small towns shall not be paid less
than 80 cents an hour.
Delegates inserted in the code an
article classifying as violation the
giving out of false circulation figures,
rebates. special commissions or favofs
on printing or advertising were like
wise banned. Y
Evening star., 1933-08-19
VETS IN MISSOURI
SURE Of VICTORY
Question Appears to Be How
Much Margin RepeaIists
Will Pile Up.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August 19-Prohibition' S
pros and cons in Missouri. where a
number of the worlds largest breweries
are located, voted today in a referen-
dunn on repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment.
The question doesn't seem to be
whether the "show-me" State will join
the 81 others which already have ap-
proved repeal, but just how big ma
jority the vets will pile up in selecting
delegates to a State convention in JET
ferson City August %.
Although it was freely predicted that
the balloting would be light, a forecast
throughout the State of fair weather,
with moderate Temperatures, was an aid,
at least, in getting out the voters.
Polls Opened at AM.
The polls opened at O'Clock this
morning Central standard time) and
will close at pm.
The campaign ended quietly last
night, with the drys raising the question
of moral issues. and State rights and
Democratic party loyalty being pleaded
Dy the repeallStS.
United States Senator Bennett C.
Clark speaking at a non-partisan repeal
mass meeting. described prohibition as
measure which originally was sup
ported by conscientious people. who be-
lieved it would lead to better times"
This hope. he said. was not realized.
and thousands of early supporters of
prohibition now see their mistake.
A 14to-1 vote for repeal in ST. Louis.
the States largest city. was predicted
by James A. Waechter. chairman of the
Election Board. For the State as a
whole the estimates were more con-
Servative.
Estimates Of Leaders.
Joseph T. Davis of st. Louis. chair
man of the United Repeal Council. saw
5-to-l majority for the vets. while
Gov Guy B. Park estimated the anti
prohibitionists would win. 3 to /. Less
than 100000 votes, as compared with
balloting of 100000 in last Novem-
ber's general election, will be cast, Davis
predicted.
During the last few days the prohi-
bitionists. who earlier took little active
interest in the campaign, joined the
vets in distributing literature and
speechmaking.
The Anti-Saloon League, through its
attorney. Gus o. Nations. plans to file
petition in the United States Supreme
Court challenging the legality of the
election.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
BENJAMIN THAW, SR.,
! BANKER, DIES AT "a
Trustee of Coke Trust" Succumbs
at Pittsburgh Following
Long Illness.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, August 19.-Benja.
min Thaw. sr., Pittsburgh banker and
member Of the well known Thaw family
died TODAY at his residence He was IA
Death followed long illness,
He was the father of the World War
ace, Col William Thaw, member OF the
Lafayette Escadrille, and a half-brother
of Harry K. Thaw.
His first job was railroad clerk. Later
he entered the coke business, organizing
with his brother William Thaw, Jr, the
Hecla Coke Co, absorbed by the H. G
Frick Coke Co.. i'll 1905.
Mr.. ThaW was trustee of the estate
of his father, the late William Thaw
and of the coke trust which the elder
Thaw established He was a director
of two Pittsburgh banks and OF the
University of Pittsburgh.
Besides Col Thaw, another son, Ben
jamin Thaw, jr, and daughter, Mrs
Lawrence Slade. survive.
Evening star., 1933-08-19
ALABAMA MINERS
STRIKE IN PROTEST
500 Quit on Ground Dis
charges of Others Followed
Joining Union.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
JASPER Ala. August l9-Sheriff' s
deputies were stationed at three idle
mines in Walker County today as 500
miners walked out and approximately
1000 others met to decide whether to
JOIN the strike precipitated by discharge
OF certain employees.
Sheriff A. NJ Barrentine said dep
uties we're placed in the strike area as
pIecaution. although. he added. there
had been no indication of trouble
The strike was said by union leaders
to have followed the refusal of the
operators TO reinstate men who. the
strikes charge were discharged for
joining recently organized locals of the
union. Mine officials said the men were
dismissed "for cause
More than 100 miners who quit at
the Debardeleben Coal Corporation s
Hull mine yesterday were joined today
by 200 at the Empire and 200 at Samo-
set Mines. The miners at Samoset
voted last night to strike and operations
there were reported at a standstill to-
day Employees at Flat Greek. Sipsey
and Sumiton were called to meet this
afternoon to determine what action they
would take
Denying that the men were discharg-
ed for Joining the union, Debardeleben
officials today said their employees had
been given wage increases ranging from
30 to 60 per cent and had been given
fair" treatment.