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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

CarltOn-The board of directors of
the Carlton County Cooperative fed
Grafton will plan series of fall and
winter meetings to be held through
out the county at the fall meeting to
be held in the courthouse Monday eve
ming. Albert Dahlman of Barnum,
the president of the federation, will
be in charge. Organized two years
ago the federation now has % men,
Der co-operatives in Carlton county.
Milaca-Roy Spindler, former resi-
dent of kanabec county and recently
manager of the Eastern Minnesota
Power Corp. plant at Milaca, was
electrocuted as he was replacing an
insulator in a tree near ForestOn. In
reaching over to tie one end of the
wire his arm touched the live wire.
He screamed falling across the $500
volt wire with his body. His helper
having no way to release him rushed
a telephone call to the plant where
the current was shut off, after which
been instantaneous. Mr.. Spindler was
wearing rubber gloves which could
ward off 10000 volts. but the wire
touched the arm above one of the
gloves and in this way caused the
tragedy. Mr.. Spindler had been man
ager of the Milaca plant for the past
six years.
BerOu-Leo Habrman, a bachelor
living near this village, was instantly
killed Sunday night when struck by
an automobile while walking on the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
THE SPECTACULAR BEGINNING

That first game of the Worlds ser
les baseball games Cf 1888, played at
New York Tuesday between the Giants
New York; of the National league
and the Senators Washington of the
American league, was a sizzler, the Gil
ants winning by the close score OF
to 2.
The wind-up was spectacular with
the Senators having three men on
bases when the final put-out was
made. A single would have tied the
score and a longer drive might have
turned the Washington team into
winners. 1t was great suspense for
the $4,000 fans at the Polo grounds
and the hundreds of thousands radio
listeners.
Mel OFT, the Giant right fiilder, per-
formed in a marvellous manner at bat
securing a home run and three sin
giles out of four times to the plate
and he batted in three of the Ma
tional league champions four runs.
Another feature of the game, and
very important one, was the pitching
of Carl Hubbell for the Giants. Ht
struck out the first three men to face
him-a record in a Worlds serie:
game-and a total of 10 men were
unable to connect with his slants
Striking out 10 men in amateur base
ball is not so rare, in fact it happen
frequently, but in professional base
ball where the batters do not bacl
away from the ball it is real worl
for the pitcher.
But it takes a baseball writer t
describe the wonderful pitching o
the Giants ace. Here is the wa
Grantland Rice put it:
"HubbelFs famous screw ball, tina
came up to the plate with the whirli
gig contours of a dozen pretzel
thrown at a drunk, struck out 1
slashing Senators and left the famou
American league attack gasping wit
five scattered singles. 1t broke right
left and down after the manner @
Matty's old fade-away."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
PERSONAL IMPROVEMENTS

We learn as long as we live, and
we live as long as we learn. If we
do not take advantage of opportunities
to improve ourselves, to heed good ad-
vice, and to go forward, though we
may have arrived at the voting age
and the body is fully developed, we
are simply neglecting to place our
ter service to others and to fuller
realization and appreciation of life
for our own benefit.
Yes, there is room for improvement
with many people, especially in the
smaller things-and they can be
plenty annoying to others. There is
for instance the fellow who eats with
his mouth wide open; it sounds good.
He should of course have been taught
at an early age to open his mouth
when he bites off food and then to
close up while the food is being mas
ticated. Chewing with the mouth
wide open, talking and laughing al
the same time, makes for bits of food
flying in various directions, but the
harmonious part of it is the sweet
music to the ear.
Then there is also the fellow who
carries a handkerchief but fails tt
use it. He does much shifting, es.
pecially on a cool fall day when he
comes in from the outside and sit:
down to eat. Every once in a while
he draws up through his nose and i
he eats hot soup it occurs more fire
quenty. Then after shifting Is tt
20 times and when the other fellow
thinks it is just about ready to drill
from the nose, the sniffer takes on
long draw that just fairly rattles
You would think there is enough fluit
being drawn back to drown a dozel
flies, but it goes the same route o
the soup, and helps to improve thu
appetite of others at the table. A
the same time the handkerchief re
mains an ornament in the hip pocket
The wide open masticator and thu
sniffer are to be, found amongs
grown ups as well as children.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
BRUNO STORE
CHANGES HANDS
Mrs. John Stafford Sells Business
After 80 Years of Operation to
Oscar Eklund.

During the past few days deal of
considerable interest and Importance
to the people of the Bruno commun-
ity has been consummated and Oscar
Eklund of Willow River, becomes the
new owner of the Stafford store, hav-
ing also purchased the stock in the
Twin City Wholesale House belonging
to Mrs. Stafford.
Mrs. Stafford has been in business
in Bruno for % years, first with her
husband and after his death con-
Quoting the store with the aid of her
son. Carlton. The advertisement Of
the store has been on regular display
in the columns of the Askov Amer
lean for several years. Mrs. Stafford
has always been active in the bust
ness life of the community and is an
ardent church worker. Her continued
residence in that village will be
hoped for by large circle of friends.
Mr. Eklund is not a stranger In
the Bruno community, he being the son
of Swan Eklund, south of town, and
son-in-law of DR.. and Mrs. F. w.
Greene of the village. For the past
three years he has been interested and
active in the operation of the Will
low River Mercantile Co., where he
has gained the reputation of being
an alert business man. He, with his
wife, will make fine addition to the
civic and business life of Bruno.
Two men from the wholesale house
in st. Paul, were in Bruno Tuesday
assisting in taking inventory of the
stock and Mr.. Eklund has leased the
building and fixtures for three years.
The new owner has an announcement
ad elsewhere in this issue of the
Askov American as does Mrs. Stafford
an ad of appreciation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
WRITES OF CENSORSHIP POWERS
Editor Askov American.


l read a nice thing in "The Min
neapolis STAR" page five of September
Is, 1888. 1t is so nice that | would
like to have the readers of your
paper read it too, if you please. The
following is a copy of it:
Washington, Sept. 1S.-CensOrship
power in the hands of Hugh S. John
son, national recovery administrator,
so great that we shall witness the
destruction of all newspapers that at
tempt to criticize the gods controlling
our national political administration
was predicted by Jan. 1, by Senator
Schall in a statement today.
Under the provisions of the NRA,'
Schall said, the administration may
withdraw it's blue eagle from any pub
LEGATION it desires, and all advertisers
would be forced to withdraw their
advertising from the publication los
ing its soviet duck This makes the
present administration absolute dicta-
tors of all public expression Schall
continued.
Twice before this administration
has tried to throttle the press OF
the nation. First by the introduce
ton of a censorship bill in the last
congress, which was defeated, second
ly by an attempt to write into the
code of the newspapers provision
that the administration could cancel
the license of any newspaper it saw
fit
'This attempt to destroy the news
papers that might differ with adj
ministration views also failed. But
by subterfuge they have accomplished
the same thing and after Jan. 1 we
shall witness the destruction of all
newspapers that attempt to criticize
the gods controlling our national ad-
ministration."
l hope that Senator Schall is wrong
in his prediction. This hope is based
upon article one of the amendments
to the constitution where we read:
Congress shall make no law abridg-
ing the freedom of speech or of the
press" When Congress has no power
to do this, Johnson has not. Nobody
can legally be compelled to obey un-
constitutional dictations. If they
could, we could say goodbye to Amer
| lean freedom.
Let us stick to constitutional gov,
eminent where all members of il
will be compelled to live up to theil
official oath to support the Constitu-
ton of the United States. If the Con
stitution is too old and not fit fol
conditions of today, we can have il
amended, but until then, let everybody
from the highest to the lowest be hello
to live up to it as it is, so others
can enjoy the freedom they are en-
titled to according to it.
| ANDREW RASMUSSEN.
5000 West River Blvd, Minneapolis
MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
OUR COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION

What is the matter with the Askov
Community Credit Union? Why is it
not functioning? l understand that
it has a surplus of loanable funds,
but a scarcity of applicants for loans.
Can it be that there is no one in the
community that is in need of small
hort-time-loans, or do our people
prefer to go to Uncle Sam for ac-
commodations instead of getting it
right at home?
A number of seed loans were made
this spring through the Farm Credit
Administration. It's rate of interest
was 51a% plus other incidental ex-
penses. The Community Credit
Unions rate is three-fourths of one
per cent per month; principal and in
terest to be paid either monthly OF
in a lump sum at maturity according
to agreement. The government re-
quired as security first lien on the
crop; the same security would have
satisfied the union. None of the pro-
fits would have been paid out as com.
missions or salaries for field men
inspectors and officers; it would al
have remained here and accrued tt
the benefit of the community.
The principle upon which the Credi
Union is built makes it an absolutel!
safe place for one to leave his surplu:
funds until needed, and If we people
| around Askov would use it as i
should be used both as a depositor!
for our surplus funds and for borrow
ing when in need of assistance sew
eral thousand dollars could be savet
annually for our little commonwealth
l shall enumerate few of the saw
ings: we would be paid interest OF
our deposits; the interest paid by vi
on loans would stay at home; TIT
charges now exacted by the banks
for out-of-town checks could be elm
mated; we could draw out five or tel
dollars when we need it, and there
would be many other savings and con
veniences to be had.
You may ask how all this could bt
done.-Well, by consolidating all oul
cash resources in the Credit UnioI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
pavement near here. Death was in

pavement near here. Death was in
Simultaneous.
Pine City-A community chorus
was organized here recently with
Donald Spickler as the director. The
officers are, Mrs. James Engel, presi-
dent; vice president, Mrs. Ben C. Boo;
secretary, Geraldine Wiley; treasurer.
Lorena Wilcox, and the accompanies
is Mrs. w. S. McEachern.
Pine City-Peter Engel, who has
been in the meat market business for
the past 16 years, will carry COM
plete stock of groceries with his meat
business. His store has ben redeco-
rated and remOdeled
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
COURT CLERKS WIFE IS ILL

Mrs. William Mista of Pine City,
wife of the clerk of court, was taken
to Minneapolis last week to receive
treatment for blood poisoning. She is
being treated by DR.. Mach of North
Minneapolis. Mr.. Mista was down on
Saturday and again on Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
PINE CAMP RESORT TO
BE NRA DANCE SCENE

An MIRA dance will be staged on
October II in the Pine Camp pavilion
on the shores of Cross lake east Of
Pine City. The public is cordially
invited. The dance is free to all but
each one present will be asked to
sign an NRA pledge card for which
a seal or button will be given.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
TALKS OF DEPILATED FARMER

Editor Askov American:
Well Gratino there is something
terribly wrong with the farmers and
the farming conditions throughout
the Northwest, and something has to
be done about it, and 1t was just as
well for you as any one else to give
we depilated farmers a. wee bit of
that at present time farmers are
we'll fortified on all fronts, or at least
until another election rolls along
when the Democratic and Republican
parties with great devotion for agri-
culture will hand we depilated farm
ers some more promises. In the last
four years agriculture received such
a large dosage of farm relief from the
two major parties that that's about all
we depilated farmers can stand at this
time, but once the farmer begins to
work less and think more, will he
be able to work out a new deal for
himself, and only until then will he
be man enough to work out all by
himself an American standard Of liv-
ing for his whole family, and begin
ming from that day he will not have
to save and skimp, boss and chase
all day long his wife and children in
order to accumulate few ducats in
order to make a part payment to his
banker on that old gray mare.
To my way OF thinking, 1 believe
Al ;S hot 70 q r
could use to a big advantage right
now, would be a good highly recon-
mended county agent, one that could
be relied upon to go among delinquent
Farm Bureau members and sign them
up for National Farm Holiday asso-
citation, with such an outstanding and
constructive program in effect among
we farmers; Gratino. if you don't mind
me saying so, things would begin to
pop up, upon receiving cost OF pro-
duction farmers would begin to fix
up their old shacks, put some new
paint on them and also would begin
to pay their taxes promptly, no longer
would a farmer spend his precious
time in listening to two brass bands
and a bunch of Democratic and Re-
publican candidates giving gooG
speeches on wrong subjects filled with
empty promises and high sounding
bunk, but would find plenty of leisure
time to attend to his own meeting:
and convolution and decide import
ant matters in a great constructive
way that would take him places
Under such conditions, (Gratino), {
farmer could keep a hired man dowI
on his farm, and with the millions
of unemployed in our big cities, thu
out there and pick out good stron!
husky men, men that are capable o
doing a hard days work at bargain
thereby solving unemployment for thu
Democratic party, and also depilatin:
the population in slums and rat hole
in our big cities; people who arr
forced to live there by some of ou
great minds in Washington. Thu
hired man would be allowed to smok,
cigars on Sunday afternoons ant
would also have checking accoun
at his local bank. Farmers wOrkin;
hours would dwindle down from six
teen hours to about an hour and
half or less, and holidays and Sunday
would be off and, (Gratino) if tn
farmer felt he was two tired to pla.
round of golf, go on a vacation o
visit his neighbor twenty-five mile
away, he could lie in bed all da
Sunday and just think of nothing.
JOE HAMPEYS.
Brook Park MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05
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 be
signed with the writer's name Tor
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, 1933-10-05

Before I resolve to do the one
thing or the other, must gain con-
fidence in my own ability to keep my
resolves when they are made."-Abe
Lincoln.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05

The honeymoon may be said to be
over, remarks a careful observer,
when hubby discovers that his pet
lamb is a little bosSy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05

tackle. It is necessarily part OF
orderly marketing for which the Ruta-
baga Growers Association stands.
H. r. BUCK.
Askov, MIMI, Oct. 4, 1888.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-05

Today. more than ever, we must
read.
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
'KNAVE'S GIRL

fathers answer. She saw her
self again after his death,
crushed with grief and dazed
with worry, wondering, before
she was in her teens, what was
tc keep them AL from starV-
lrg
Dark Pictures
The pictures came thick and
fast Lillian bent over a
sewing machine, herself on an
endless search for ;ob, the
children crying from cold. She
remembered the time when she
had first played ards for
money. Fifteen she was. and
Eileen Sycott had needed a
fourth to make up table CT
bridge. Not that she had gam
bled then. Il had been a job
that paid her fifty cents an
hour. But she had ganlbled so
often since. She had gambIeG
at last with her own good name.
The pact with 7ulian Haver-
holt, as she viewed it Alow, was
no more, no less than that.
She was thinking so hard of
Julian just then that she saw
him on the lawn below with a
shock of surprise. 1t must be
nearly 2 o'clock. Julian, coat
less, his white head bare,
strolled out of the vision of her
WinaoW and on across the
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
By Joan Clayton
By Cliff Sterrett
"Then you're wrong"
"Oh, am u"

"Then you're wrong"
"Oh, am -"
Julian must have kissed her
then. For, as she fled, Patricia
heard the other girls low,
exultant laugh. She had heard
that laugh before. She knew
it now. Weeks before Marthe
had left Julian'S house at four
in the morning. Patricia had
heard that self-same laugh
on that so-well-remembered
occasion.
Sunday passed like a night
mare. There had been break
fast on the lawn under the
trees, there had been a quick
dip in a swimming pool as blue
as a sapphire lake, there had
been a polo game in the after
noon. They had all piled into
cars to go to the field. Patricia
had seen Clark, a cork helmet
tilted rakiShly across his
burned, brown brow. a mallet
held in his steady hand, riding
with incredible grace, the star
of his chosen game. With the
others she had cheered; for the
first time she heard about mys-
terious things called chukkers.
1t had been nothing. She had
moved through the day like a
person under an evil spell, know
ing that she must go through
with it. longing to get away.
Ito Be Continued)
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
(Continued from Magazine Pase)

CONTINUED from Magazine Page }
whispered Patricia to herself.
II knew he could have"
But he hadn't. He wouldn't.
Things weren't planned that
way. Marthe had everything.
She would have this final glory.
Some bright day in the fall
Marthe would walk down a
carpeted aisle with Clark,
Marthe would kneel in her flut-
tering veil and satin gown,
would rise. would lift her lips
for her first kiss as wife. Pa
tricia laid her head on the win
dow sill.
1t was not fair that one girl
should have so much. that an
oTner girl should have so little.
How different her life and Mar
the's life had been. Marthe
had had expensive nurses. gov
ernesseS, smart schools, trips
to Europe. Patricia's own life
seemed to pass before her eyes
in a series of little pictures
. that we're like stereOpticon
slides. She saw herself as a
child of ten, shabby and eager.
a gamblers daughter, waiting
for her father TO come in from
an all night game. Had the
cards been running Jes or
no? Even at ten she had known
the extreme Importance of her
The Washington times., 1933-08-03

at once the expedition seemed
silly. What Julian had to say
could wait until morning. Pa
tricia hesitated, glancing this
way and that, half inclined to
return to bed. Still she knew
that she could not sleep. She
strolled on, her eyes alert for
a glimpse of the man. Her
footsteps left tracks in the
sparkling dew.
Julian'S TrySt
Finally she caught a flicker
of movement, or thought she
did, in the summer house.
Shadows lay heavy there from
the vines that embowered the
graceful structure that was
planted in the midst of tall,
black trees. The scent of wis
taria was sweet in the air.
Was Julian in the summer
house? Patricia saw the bright
eye of a cigarette. He was!
She advanced, stopped very
suddenly. The solid ground
seemed to melt beneath her
feet. Julian was in the summer
house. He was not alone.
Marthe March was with him.
Patricia could not see her but
she heard Marthe say:
Come now, Julian. Tell the
truth for once in your wicked
life. I know, I know that girl
Is not your niece"
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
Washington Times
Adventure Club

Celebrating her first birthday
anniversary today is Ruby Eliza.
beth Duley, 1900 Evarts st.
N. E., a recent addition to our
membership ranks.
Ruby was enrolled by Edward
Rogers, of Seat Pleasant, Md,
who wants credit for introduc-
ing such an adorable little per-
son to the club.
Essen, Md, is a new town on
our list. Recently we received a
letter from Helen Krause, of
Essen, who wrote:
81 wish to become a member
Of The Washington Times Ad-
venture Club. 1 read the news
of the club every day.
81 am 13 years old and my
birthday is December 27. My
two sisters, Rita and Mary, also
wish to become members.
Rita goes to the Essen SchOl.
She is IL years old and her
birthday is December 8. Mary's
birthday is January %. She goes
to the NOtre Dame School"
Dolores L. Shay, 1916 Mary
land Ave. N. E.:
81 would like to become a
member of the club. 1 read the
column and the funnies, and
like them very much. / moved
to Washington only a short
time ago. 1 used to live in
Michigan. 1 was 13 years old
on August l. / am sending my
picture, and 1 hope it will be
in the paper very soon. Last
year 1 went to Stuart Junior
High School,"
The Washington times., 1933-08-03

5-Chemical symbol for Sodium
6-What was the first name Of
former President Harding?
7-Interjection
8-Instigate
9-Forns taken by verbs
11-Musical note
13-A toy
15-Indigo plant
17-Encysted tumor
18-Helps
21-Interjection
24-Chief Babylonian god
26-Propelling implement
28-American university
29-Which is the largest island Of
the Samoa group?
3O-Particle
31-To delay past the proper hoUF
32--Empower
34-Exists
35-Progenitor
36-Anger
37-What weIl-known Biblical
prophet called King David to
account for the death Of
Uriah?
46-Pronoun
47-CoIlection of sayings
48-Was victorious
50-Preposition
Shy
The Washington times., 1933-08-03
SNAPPY WISE-CRACKS

why did you stop publishing
your paper?" a friend asked OF
the editor of a rural weekly.
The editor replied, with look
Of sadness and regret; What
was the use of trying to publish
any news when the gosSips had
broadcast it all before i could
get it into print?"
Mrs. MethuSelah-Did you
get anything in the mail, dear?
Mr.. Methuselah-Nothing but
another circular from the Book
of the Century people.
rs that woman we were
speaking of a college woman?"
Certainly not"
What makes you think SOP"
lege product" (
The Washington times., 1933-08-03

What did you rip the back
port out of that new book for?"
asked the long-Suffering wife OF
the abSent-minded doctor.
Excuse me, dear" said the
famous surgeon; "the part you
speak of was labeled Appendix"
and I took it out without think
ing"
Solomon's 777th Wife-Say,
Sol are you really and truly in
love with me?
Solomon-Darling, you are
one woman in a thousand.
Doctor-That man owes me
over 5000 for services.
Friend-Won't he pay you?
Doctor-Pay me! He won't
even worry aGout it.