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Evening star., 1933-11-30

signed by some Of the prominent citi-
Zens Of the town was handed to me. It
follows:
"Mr Harry c. Martin, Warden,
Baltimore City Jail, While at Princess
Anne. Md.
November %, 1893.
Dear Sir:
This is testimonial from the peo-
pie of the Eastern Shore to express our
appreciation of the manner in which
you treated the men that were arrested
by units of the State militia and State
police yesterday, taken to Salisbury
and later turned over to you in Baltl-
more. Your reception at the court
house in Princess Anne today shows
that the people of this section can be
trusted to respect law and order when
properly applied.
You will always be welcome to the
eastern Shore just as often as you have
the opportunity to visit here.
Respectfully,
Citizens OF the Eastern Shore"
Friend of Citizens.
In addition to the letter, the people
OF the Eastern Shore at Princess Anne
extended me an invitation to attend a
supper at night at the hotel, but since
had to return to my home I was un-
able to accept the offer accepted,
however. an invitation to an oyster
roast to be given some place on the
Eastern Shore during the latter part of
January or the first of February.
i want the people of the Eastern
Shore to know that I thank them for
all the kindness shown me while I was
there and want them to feel that I am
friend of theirs.
The four men, whom I thought of
more as guests than as prisoners. con-
Quoted themselves like gentlemen the
entire time they were in my CUSTODY.
Ihere was no need for handouts. and
certainly not the slightest suggestion at
any time that weapons of any sort
would be needed.
The two judges. when I left Princess
anne, shook my hand, thanked me and
extended me an invitation to visit them
again. 'e'''
No further incident of particular note
occurred during the remainder of INV
trip, from Salisbury through Centre
vile. where we ate dinner. and thence
via Elkton to Baltimore. where we ar
rived shortly after midnight.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
Celebrate
MARRIED THANKSGIVING
DAY 50 YEARS AGO.

OF 3706 Fulton street northwest, who
are today celebrating their golden we'd
ding anniversary. Congratulations are
being received from friends and rela-
tives In New York and Washington
Natives of New York State, they have
lived In Washington for IA years.
Three children were born to them, two
of whom are living. They are Mrs.
Max Bolkhardt and Claude w. Lewis
of Plattsburgh, N. Y. Miss Blanche
E. Lewis, a teacher at Mckinley and
Western High Schools, died Novem-
ber 20, 1881.
Evening star., 1933-11-30
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
SHOULD CUT AT HOME
Editor Askov American:
Askov, MINI.

EultOf ASkOV Amerlcan.
Some time ago a delegation of tax
payers from 13 southern counties pre-
sented our governor with a petition
to cut our state tax 25 per cent. This
delegation was composed of farmers,
bankers, publishers, and business
men. The writer thinks that the only
impression some of these delegates
left with the governor was the way
they answered his questions in re-
CARDS to tax cuts they were respon-
sible for in their own counties. For
that reason l would suggest if SIM
liar delegation should go down to
petition the governor from our north
ern counties to lower our state tax,
that we leave our bankers and bust
ness men home and instead send down
our county commissioners, mayors,
town. village, and school boards.
These men have first hand knowledge
Oh how much each county cuts it's
own tax, and therefore would COM
mand strong position to do business
with the governor. This delegation
ohouiN DS hloti uSlSu w UdHhclS
they will hold their petition from
presentation to the governor, until
they have shown proof they had prac-
| ticed at home what they preach some
one else should do.
On this petition the state tax cut
should not be decided on until the
officials on the state payroll were
checked up. If the Farmer-Labor Of
! ficials numbered 70 per cent, 10
per cent state tax cut would be de-
manded, 40 per cent 40 per cent
tax cut and so on. On the other hand.
| ii the officials numbered 100 per cent
Republican then there would be no
demand for state tax cut, and the
state efforts would run on same sound
| basis as they did under Governor
Theodore Christensen.
Besides. the people should be taught
by every possible publication to shun
quack solutions of our present day
troubles and by all means rely on
sound time-tested methods of action,
such as only President Hoover knew
how to give us in the form of Farm
Board, Reconstruction Finance COrpo-
ration, higher tariff, tax on cream
checks to balance our national bud
get, and other time-tested sound Re-
publican business policies too num-
erOuS to mention.
JOE HAMPEYS.
Brook Park, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
MAKING THE STATE A KILLER
Duluth Herald)

AS usual, there is bill in the
state legislature restoring the death
penalty. Every so often there is a
murder that makes people clamOr for
vengeance. 1t makes them blood
thirsty, and so they demand the
restoration of the death penalty for
murder
That in itself shows the nature of
capital punishment. 1t does not re-
duce murder, for if it did the states
that hang would have less murder
than those that don't hang. The re-
verse is true. England never had so
much crime as it did when it hanged
for almost every felony.
1t almost seems that brutality on
the part of the state creates brutality
on the part of the subjects, and prob
ably it does.
At any rate, instead of setting the
example of killing by adopting the
death penalty the state should keep
on the civilized basis it has reached
where it obeys the command thou
shalt not kill
A law forbidding the release of any
person convicted of murder in the
first degree except on evidence prov
ing innocence would meet every need
and would satisfy a majority of those
who support the death penalty.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
GENERAL WELFARE

Speaking at Duluth recently Einar
Hoidale of Minneapolis, congressman
elect, warned against the danger that
the reversing pendulum of public af-
fairs may now swing too far in the
other direction. The Democratic
leader gave food for thought in the
following words:
THE election did not destroy hui
man selfiShness. We find that univer-
sal human failing in all groups and
all classes
ITO me a new deal means an end
to the vicious tendencies and prac-
tees that have produced the paralysis
that now affects us. 1t means oper-
ating this government on basis that
will promote the general welfare in.
stead of having the government con.
Quoted in behalf of a small group
greedy to the point of blindness
Whether this situation is looked al
from the standpoint of the farmer
the laborer, the average business man
or the man of large standing-ii
makes no difference which-it must
be admitted that neither prosperity
nor happiness can come to any of Us
unless we establish a fair measure
of justice to the great mass of peO
pie"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
STILL 1T GOES ON
1.-THE Minneapolis JournaD

In the week following the death of
Calvin Coolidge, few newspapers failed
to comment on the toll the Presi-
dency takes of it's incumbents. Per-
haps millions of readers were moved
by their own reasoning or impelled
by such editorial expressions to SINH
lar conclusions from Mr.. Coolidge's
demise.
When President Harding died I'M
expectedly, similar state of public
opinion was evolved. The Presidency's
onerous requirements, it was said,
contributed to his demise.
When Woodrow Wilson passed away
after long illness. the whole coun-
try mourned, while recognizing his
death was the infliction of his en-
grossment in carrying out what he
conceived to be the duties of his high
office.
When Theodore Roosevelt passed
away, the same thing happened
people attributed his death in part
to his intensive reactions to the re-
quirements of his office.
Each time the condition is recog-
nized. Each time the responsibilities
of the Presidency are stressed. But
seldom does any one take account of
the requirements as apart from the
governmental responsibilities Of that
office. These requirements are large
ly imposed by the people, rather than
by the Constitution. There are the
social requirements that make out of
the President host and an exhibit
for tourists and convention delegates.
The American people fail to realize
the distinction between the President
and the Presidency. 1t is Of the Pres
idency that they ask social relation
ships, but it is on the President that
they inflict these duties, duties ut
terly apart from his constitutional
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
CONGRESS SHOULD ACT
(The Minnesota Union Advocate

(The Minnesota Union AdyOcate)
The 1880 Federal Census taken dur
ing the peak of so-called prosperity
in America. revealed the startling
fact that more than two million boys
and girls of tender years were gain
fully employed in the various branch
es of industry. This survey did not
take into consideration the child
workers in agriculture, cotton, tobac-
co and sugar cane production. The
latest report of the United States Of
flee of Education declares there has
been no decrease in the number Of
child laborers. But one can imagine
how the sweatshop operators of the
east had increased the number of
child workers during the past three
years.
The employment of children at any
time is a social crime. 1t becomes
doubly monstrous during times like
these when millions of adults are
without employment or means of earn
ing livelihood.
These children should be in school.
They have divine right to live the
normal lives of children. No child
in industry has normal childhood,
and no matter what their young bod
les may earn in the coin of the realm
they paid a terrible price for the
privilege of living.
Congress could put a sudden stop
to the infamies of child labor if it
were so disposed. 1t could attach to
every appropriation made for public
expenditures proviso that not dol
lar of the public funds allotted shall
be paid to contractors or others who
employ children in violation of either
state child labor enactments or COM
pulsory school attendance laws.
In 1917 the War Labor Policies
Board of the United States added a
restriction against the employment Of
children in every contract made be-
tween the federal government and pri-
vate industry. The War Labor
Policies Board adhered to that proviso
throughout the period of the World
war, and no material was purchased
that bore the faint Of child exploita-
ton. Greedy interests fought against
this ruling. but the courts sustained
the board.
Today an equal emergency presents
itself Millions of adult workers are
without employment. Starvation stalks
the land, and want and suffering have
become the common heritage of mil
lions of men, women and children.
If it was practical to restrict child
labor in 1917, it is practical, just and
humane that congress use its powers
to outlaw the exploitation of little
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
SHOULD BE FOOD FOR
EVERYBODY

Editor Askov American:
The way the farmers and workers
try to better themselves isn't worth
anything. They are making them
selves good deal of work and haven't
done themselves any special good. All
those meetings the big fellows want.
They get in a fat office. and getting
the farmers together just gives them
the chance they want to get the farm
ers to vote them into office. After
they get the office they are some
times working right against the farm
err and working man. 1t has been
that way for many years.
All those petitions they are sending
to Congress don't help them any. The
big moneyed men have the big power
because they have so many to work
for them. Even In the country.
among the farmers. there are many
who work for the big money men.
This is the place for the farmers to
do some work. Never have any deal
ings at all with those men who are
working right against the farmer.
then 1t will not be long before they
start to work together and the big
money men will lose some of their
power. If in every farming COM
munity people would start to work
that way l think it would do some
good. Many farms in this community
have been foreclosed and many more
will be, the way things look.
l hope the farmers and laborers
will make up their minds to work
together and not against each other.
1t looks to me that that is the way
they are doing it right now. Farmers
and laborers are getting so hard up
they are almost disguised and feel
like they can never keep things going.
We let everything go and get away
from here but that Is wrong Stay
here and work together for what is
right. Don't sell your vote or give
it away, but agree to get into third
party.
America can easily feed twice as
many people as there are here now,
if we get rid of those big money
panics and get good management
then there will never be anyone starv-
ing to death. am sure there wouldn't.
HENNING SIMONSEN.
Askov, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
HORSES AND GUNS.

Representative r. w. Hitchcock.
conservative of Hibbing, wrote in his
legislative letter as follows:
''Gov. Olson in his inaugural mes
sage did not see prosperity around the
corner. but revolution A House men,
Der was heard to declare two years
ago that he believed in revolution and
this year one of them, a new member,
has given it out that We've got the
horses and the guns and we're
ready"
1t is one thing to write political
propaganda and another matter to
prove it. 1t is Mr.. Hitchccck's pur-
pose in his letters and his speeches
on the floor of the House to try and
do as much damage as possible to the
present administration. Fellow House
members have long been aware OF
this and the public is getting on to
his game.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
A LOT OF BOLOGNA

One of those clever Twin City
newspaper writer's who covers the
Legislature but probably knows
little about sausage, bologna. or
any other kind of meat gave out
some ''boloney" just the same the
other day. He put it this way
in the Minneapolis Tribune:
They say that no matter how you
slice it, it is still bologna.
And, a couple of experts agree, NO
matter how you spell it, it is still
boloney.
Charles Mum, speaker of the
House, and his ubiquitous secretary
Arthur NJ Jacobs, had their first i'm
portant difference late Friday. And
it was lot of boloney-or bologna.
Their dispute, as they worked over
correspondence in the speakers office
was over how to spell it. 1t was i'm.
portant to know best usage as to both
words-the fancy, official bologna
and the cOlloquial "boloney."
Before a verdict could be reached
the experts in boloney had to call in
expert help, and it was ruled that
Speaker Mum had the right spelling
when he insisted on bologna.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
STOPPING THE REFUND RACKET
Capital Times)

BY the joint actions of PrOgressives
and Democrats in the U. S. senate last
week, the control over all refunds of
income, inheritance, and gift taxes
was taken away from the internal
revenue bureau of the U. s. Treasury
department and placed in the hands
of joint congressional committee on
internal revenue. The vote was 81 to
80, Progressives voting with Demo-
Gratis against Old Guard Republicans.
The senate's action, it is believed,
will be seconded by the lower house.
It's about time that something of
this sort were done to stop the abuses
so apparent in the tax refunds Dur
ing the Harding Coolidge Hoover re-
gime billions of dollars collected in
federal taxes were turned back,-the
beneficiaries too often being big con-
tributors to G. o. P. campaign barrels
and other insiders who soon found the
refund racket a source of largess.
The kind of thing that has gone on
in the Treasury department for years
is illustrated by the situation in
WHICH OSUen II. Mills, DIS executor Ol
his fathers estate, had a six million
dollar abatement and refund of taxes
approved by Ogden l.. Mills, secretary
of the Treasury. Sen. Kenneth Nc
Kellar of Tennessee, who fathered the
new cOmmittee-cOntrol plan over tax
refunds, said: mo good secretary
ought to want to pass on a case in
,, which he is interested No bad sec
rotary should be permitted to do So"
Sen. Mcclellan also told of refunds
paid to Samuel insult, power baron
who since his vast utility empire
crashed is a fugitive in Greece In
sull was assessed tax of 1924, 1899.
The Treasury department later grant
ed him a refund of S266,00S, together
with interest of $131 ,243,-or $S2,S52
more than was originally paid into
| the treasury. In other words, instead
of paying a tax, Mr.. insult actually
received bonus from the govern
ment!
Sen. Mcclellan and the senate should
be commended for taking the step to
stop the spoils system in tax refunds.
| For years it has approached the pro-
portions of national scandal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
SELF.DEFEATING TAXES
Duluth Herald)

There is bill in congress to repeal
the two-cent tax on bank checks.
This has been one of the disap-
pointing items in the budget-balancing
law which didn't balance the budget.
1t has brought in some revenue, but
nowhere near SO much as congress
hoped because it's chief effect has
been to make people quit using
checks. That has kept out of the
banks money that should be in the
banks, and has caused losses and
mistakes that would not occur where
checks are used as they used to be.
Three-cent letter postage, too. has
been disappointing because it has
forced large users of the mails to
find other methods of distributing
their communications
bills.
Both were mistakes, and both should
be abandoned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02

There seems to have been some lit
tie fuss stirred up against Governor
OlsOn's appointment of Harry E. Boyle
of Duluth. to the position of tax COM
missioner. The argument that is be-
ing used on the part Of a few Farm
er-Laborites is to the effect that Mr..
Boyle is not an out and out Farmer
Laborer, and that he did not support
the ticket strongly enough in the
recent campaign to warrant the ap-
pointment to so high state office.
Politics will naturally enter into most
appointments, but if those who are
opposed to Mr.. Boyle as being a MEM
Der of the State Tax Commission of
three. are opposed to him only on the
grounds of his party affiliations, it
would seem that such opposition will
only fade out into thin air. What
the taxpayers and the citizens in the
State of Minnesota are interested in,
is the honesty and. ability of the new
appointee. That, it appears, has not
been questioned in the arguments
presented against the appointment.
Governor Olson knows what he is
about, and a little friction and stir
here and there is only to be expected.
When the governor makes a decision.
it has been well weighed and he has
the confidence of the public. He takes
is man who takes it on the chin"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02

Today is grounding day, and if the
day continues as it started this morn
ing. then it will soon be spring for
the grounding possibly couldn't see
his shadow if he carried around an
artificial light, the sky was so over
cast. AS every one knows, the old
saying is that if the grounding sees
his shadow he will go back into his
hole and stay fer six weeks during
which time winter will hold the up
per hand. Even though it does not
have bearing on the weather there
is something about this old saying that
breaks the monotony of living for a
spell during the last few weeks of
winters fling.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the Ask0v American.)

Mile Laos County Times: Mrs.
Jean Witch, state budget commits
sioner, is cutting state expenses and
appropriations so much that it is
hurting the feelings of the old reac-
tionary crowd who would like to make
out that the Farmer-Labor admin
stration is spending lot of money"
She has cut the budget over nine mil
lions of dollars, which is several mil
lions more than Earle Brown prom
ised to cut it if he was elected gov
ernor. The old line politicians have
quit their grumbling about the state
spending money like water" and are
now declaring that the cut is too
much and will hurt state institutions.
You can't satisfy the old line politi-
clans with anything that is done by
those who took over his job.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
DUOUETTE

double surprise party was staged
last Wednesday night on the two new
ly-wed couples, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Klein and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin He'd
berg. The c.. C. Club sponsored the
party and presented each: couple with
nice picture. A nice lunch was
served and dancing and music was
enjoyed by large crowd
Maurice and Gunnar; Hedberg, who
have been employed in the north
woods, came home last week, accom-
panied by their sister, Mildred, from
Proctor. and Mrs. Ben Carlson from
French River.
Peder Erickson attended the annual
stockholders meeting of the Twin
City Wholesale Grocer Co., Tuesday
and Wednesday last week.
The Nickerson Luther League will
meet at the home of Mrs. Ellen Ander-
son Friday evening this week
Word was received from Racine,
Wis.,, Monday, that Mrs. Anne John
son, widow of the late Martin John
son of this place, and mother of Ed
win Johnson and Mrs Arvid Anderson
of this place, had passed away Sun
day at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Kasper Johnson The body will be
brought here for burial, which will
take place Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Carlson of French River.
returned to her home Tuesday noon
after a short visit at her parents
home.
Alvin Torell is doing some interior
]. H. Stephenson and son. Jasper,
went to Moose Lake Monday for a
doctors consultation. Jasper has been
under the weather" for some time,
but it proved not to be very serious.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02
SIGNS OF SPRING

number of crows were seen in this
vicinity this morning. AS general
rule that is good sign that spring is
here-or almost here. It's too early
for spring and we wonder if there
could be any special reason for a
it be because the voice of Adolf Hit
Ter, the former Austrian tradesman
who less than year ago became a
German citizen and is now the chan
cellor of that country, which was re-
layed from Berlin and broadcast over
this country yesterday has caused
such commotion in the air that the
birds have lost their bearings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-02

newspaper article recently stated
that Samuel insult, fugitive Chicago
utility magnate, arrived in Greece
with $1O,00O.00O in $1,000 bills. The
article further stated that insult was
reluctant in having customs agent
examine the small bag in which he
carried these bills. However, after
they were officially examined the GUS
toms agent advised Mr.. insult that he
was fortunate in having them exam
ined because he could not have taken
the money out of Greece again. To
this insult remarked that he was not
going to take it out. Maybe this tells
the story of why the Greek govern
ment has been shielding insult from
extradition. On the other hand $10,-
100000 is lot of money for human
being to take away with him in cash
if he has not been guilty of wrong
doing.