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The Washington times., 1933-11-18

Rev. Dan T. Muse, pastor of the PentecostaI
Church, says: "Our people are conscientious
and wouldn't stand in the way Of o r0turn Of
prosperity, but we don't want to sign anything
that would lead to the coming Of the anti ChN9
and which would bring the world under the ee@
troll of one man."
It's strange condition that will doubtless
disappear in the progress Of time.
New jobs and higher wages have definitely
started the building trades on an upward trend jD
Oklahoma. New residents and business build
ings are under construction. In Oklahoma City
alone among the new projects are . 100000
brewery $685. 900 store building and $4,000
interchange track for the Rock Island and Santa
Fe Railroads. Work on the 100000 railroad
station is scheduled to begin at once.
Homes are renting rapidly and real estate
men. who complained bitterly only few months
ago, believe that there actually will be o short
age of small houses within thirty days.
This section of the West has benefited from
the New Deal, though it doesn't help the Dakota
farmer to know that people in Missouri are proc
porous.
However, throughout this great and rich sesp
ton there is O very real determination to continue
to fight with the New Deal against despair and
against disaster. And from what know Of these
people feel that they must--and will win.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18


Leaders in lead and
zinc mining express optimism,
with wage increases as high as 20 per
cent. Reports Of steady employment come
from the automobile repair and machine shops.
Foundries show increases in volume Of business
as high as 20 per cent. Employment in steam
railroad shops shows an increase of FL per cent.
The brick and tile industry also reports fav-
orable trend. Glass manufacturing shows work
and wage increases. The only two textile mills
in The state at Guthrie and ct Sand Springs, are
using their old-time quota and have increased
wages and shortened hours.
There have been several labor disturbances
in Oklahoma, but none has actually retarded the
work Of NRA.
A situation has arisen in Oklahoma 80 pecu-
liar that it is without parallel in the rest Of the
country. Claiming the NRA Blue Eagle ID the
Biblical beast Of the doom, the hill jewellers in
Eastern Oklahoma are spreading this fantastic
doctrine. Luckily their influence cannot be i'm
portant. Rev. w. e. Rocket, Of Sallisaw, says
that these hill folks have quoted the Book of
Revelations to explain the doctrine and have
threatened to stop trading at the stores marked
by evil"
THERE are frenzied meetings in the hills because
of the belief that the emblem Of national
recovery is the many-headed beast described by
st. John as rising out Of the sea. Saying that the
Blue Eagle has ten wing points on one side and
thirteenth Chapter Of Revelations;
'".And stood upon the sand Of the sea, and
saw q beast rise up out Of the sea, having seven
heads and ten horns. and upon his horns ten
crowns and upon his heads the name Of
blasphemy."
In Oklahoma 1000 members of the Pente-
costal Church have joined the mountain folks In
revolting against the Blue Eagle. Some of them
say: "The bird Is the forerunner Of the beast
who will rule the world three and . half years
as the anti-Christ!" They base this on "And
that no man might buy or sell, save he that hath
had the mark. or the name Of the beast, or the
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The Washington times., 1933-11-18

,rnment loans. The code the Government
IN hogs has helped North Dakota by taking
he surplus hogs out Of the country. Roads
being built and men are being put to work.
re long North Dakota should begin to feel
effects of the New Deal.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18


long time for the havoc brought on by the eco
nomic collapse to be repaired. From poverty to
plenty is not an overnight job
one Of the most encouraging manifestations in
W Minneapolis is the increasing demand for
apartments and houses. Families who have been
"living with the folks want their own homes
again, as the husbands and wives find employ
ment. Thousands of new jobs and boosts in pay
have caused this demand IS factories, stores and
offices have augmented their payrolls. In the
past sixty days more apartments have been
rented than in the whole Of the previous three
belief that prices, while 10 per cent above bot"
tom level, are still cheap and are destined to go
higher
Department stores find that trade is slim
ulated because people have money-and antic-
ipate advancing prices. In an early Fall sale
in one store so per cent more fur coats were sold
than last year.
In small towns and rural communities near
Minneapolis conditions have not improved. The
and those dependent on lt-and 1t 10 slow In
getting there.
Oklahoma is feeling. far more cheerful over
the New Deal A loyalty parade in Oklahoma
City demonstrated that several thousands had
gone back to living wages and more are going
back every day. Lyall Barnhart Chairman of the
Unemployment Committee, says that between
1000 and $500 men and women are already in
new jobs.
Some Of the smaller towns have not felt very
fully the effects of the New Deal, but all are
cheerful.
Oklahoma City's major employers Of labor,
the packing plants, stepped into the front ranks
Of NRA hackers and announced addition Of more
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The Washington times., 1933-11-18

In Minnesota
food Is cheap. AS
this is written eggs
are ten cents o dozen,
milk seven cents q quart.
In Ortonville, which is on o
lake, fishing was once a sport.
Now it is the means Of provid-
ing provender for the table.
When you get away from
the farms and into the cities
even in these most discouraged
states things are going ahead.
In Minneapolis, the New
Deal is starting to raise living
standards. The more pleasant
things Of life are more in evil
dence, though it will take o
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19

trail European states so heavily hit
by the present worlds crisis of credit
that they were compelled to intro
duce various exchange restrictions,
transfer moratoria and agreements
concerning postponements of due pay
ments, and being geographically and
economically closely connected with
Central and Eastern Europe, Czecho-
slovakia has been seriously affected
by these external influences exceed
ing the effects of the general eco
nomic crisis.
These were the reasons why Cze-
choslovakia sought postponement Of
her December installment of one and
a half million dollars to the United
States Government. Today Czecho-
slovakia paid.-Czechoslovakia is
pressed, but not discouraged. The
Czechoslovakia nation wants to fight
world depression in it's own country
and help to fight it in the neighboring
countries. But it needs friendly CO.
operation from America and the other
nations. Let us hope that through
mutual goodwill and cooperation of
all the nations normal intercourse
among nations may come back again.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19

American ads save you money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-19
MOTHER OF RUTLEDGE
WOMAN PASSES AWAY

Mrs. August Borg of Pine City,
mother of Mrs. Andrew Youngbauer
of Rutledge, passed away at her home
on January s, following an illness
with pneumonia for IL days. Funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon of last week from the Methodist
Episcopal church in Pine City with
the Rev. L. Johnson officiating.
Lydia Gustafson was born In Wes-
tervik. Sweden, on January q, 1872,
and at the time of her death was go
years, II months and II days of age.
She accompanied brother to the
United States in 1890, coming directly
to Minnesota and making her home at
Hinckley. She was united in mar
riage to August Borg in Minneapolis
on March IA, 1894. They made their
home in Hinckley until September,
1897, when they moved onto farm
east of Pine City. They resided there
until June 1920, when they moved to
Pine City where they have made
their home since that time. Two chill
dren were born, Aldor. who died in
the service during the World war,
and Alice, Mrs. Andrew Youngbauer,
of Rutledge. Besides her husband
and daughter, she leaves to mourn
her loss, two brothers, Hugo of Du-
luth and Conrad Gustafson of Sweden.
She was a Gold Star Mother and
honorary member of the local Ladies'
Auxiliary of the American Legion.
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Finlayson School Notes
High School.

Thursday, Jan. IL, the Hinckley
boys glee club entertained the Fin
laysOn school with a number of selec-
tions. One of their members also
played several selections on a con-
certina. Their program here was
given as an invitation to the Finlay-
son high school to come to Hinckley
with a program in the future. This
is fine idea as it gives pupils ex-
perience in appearing before strange
audiences and it brings the schools
to more friendly attitude We hope
to be able to go to Hinckley soon with
program.
During this week the regular six
weeks exams are being held together
with the semester tests.
Friday, Jan. 20, the McGrath bas-
ketball team will meet the Finlayson
team on the Finlayson floor. They
are determined to beat us this time.
Friday night, Jan. Is, the Finlayson
five defeated the Willow River team
on Finlayson's floor by a score of 20
to II, thereby keeping the coveted
Little Brown Jug" 1t was a hard
fought game, coming very close at
times with Willow River ahead but
tied near the end at II, with two
minutes to play. There were quite a
number of fouls on both teams, due
possibly, to the high speed at which
the game was played. The girls
teams played a less fast game with
Willow River winning by a score OF
22 to 9.
Primary Room.
The children of the first and second
grades are constructing a jungle on
their sand table.
Third and Fourth Grades.
The third and fourth graders held
their semi-annual election of citizen
ship officers Friday afternoon. Carl
Carlson was elected president for the
remainder of the year; Marilyn Dan
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ielson, vice president; Earl Meidlin-
ger, secretary; and Shirley Arth,
board secretary.
Room officers for the week are as
follows: Boards, George Carman and
Marilyn Danielson; cupboards, Edwin
Carlson and Amy Norback; tables,
Joyce Arth; plants, Betty Longman;
lines, Edwin Oksanen and Dorothy
Parvey: floors, Irene Pearson; desk,
Evelyn Oksanen.
Fifth and Sixth Grades.
Our Citizens club held it's meeting
new officers. Dorothy Belling was
elected president, Earl Esse vice pres
ident, and Orrin Nystrom, secretary.
New monitors for the week were also
chosen.
We have made health posters to il
lustrate various health rules
The fifth graders are making an
Eskimo poster which shows various
phases of life in the far North.
The fifth graders are beginning an
auto race in arithmetic.
Seventh and Eighth.
Our election of officers was held
Monday, JAM 16. The following Of
ficers were elected: President, Lucille
Norlund, vice president, Walter Mar
| tin, and secretary, Albert Kuitunen.
The eighth grade is reviewing in
tensively for the minimum essential
test in grammar.
We are trying to make jig-saw puz-
zles in art. We hope to have some
good ones.
The seventh grade is battling with
formulate; most of them are slowly
but surely becoming victOrs.
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believe that housekeeping was such
~ was not much to it, after all.
Quite easy.
Katie went happily about, prepar-
ing the meat and vegetables, mixing
batter for the cake.
The meat was cooking on the stove:
the cake was safe in the oven. The
vegetables were all ready, and Katie
was tired. At least fifteen minutes
must pass before she could look into
that oven; so Katie took the morning
paper and sat down, one eye on the
clock. Exactly fifteen minutes. ka-
tie stepped softly to the stove, all en-
pectation. Oh. the thrill of it! The
first cake!
Katie bent down and opened the
oven door very. very carefully. She
peered into the oven and--let go of
the door, dropped to her knees
looked, looked. looked. The cake. or
| what was meant to become cake,
had branched out in all directions.
| away from the pan where it had
ought to stay. Small peninsulas.
Big peninsulas. Into every nook and
corner of that oven had portions of
the cake batter gone; only very, very
| little of it was left in the pan. And
all of it was welded securely to the
bottom of the oven.
Success Failure. It's all in the
game. But oh, the awful, terrible
disappointment of that one short sec
ond!
Katie knelt there for a long time,
looking into the oven, tears rolling
down her cheeks; it hurt. 1t hurt
badly. 1t does hurt to see ones hope
crash to the ground, whether he
hope had been put into a cake or
something else. Katie's high hope
and her cake-had fallen and fallen
hard. 1t hurt.
Continued Next Week)
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ASKOV

Leonard Frahs came from Mime
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Kilstofte and
Paul Frokjer were callers in Duluth
Friday.
". S. Petersen came from Mime
apolis Saturday evening for visit
over Sunday.
Mrs. Vernon E. Anderson left Mon
day for Wadena for an indefinite stay
at the home of her mother.
Otto Jensen came from Minneapolis
and visited with his folks, Mr.. and
Mrs Christ A. Jensen, Sunday.
Kaj Simonsgaard was a visitor in
the Twin Cities during the weekend,
returning home Saturday evening.
Hjalmar Petersen came home Sat
urday evening for days visit, re-
turning to st. Paul again Sunday eve
ming.
Rudolph e. Petersen was home
from Minneapolis Saturday and Sun
day for visit at the home of his
father.
DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Sorensen and
Edwin Sorensen came from Mime
apolis to spend Sunday at the Mrs.
Jens Nielsen home.
The Askov town basketball team
went to Finlayson last Thursday night
and lost a game to the team of that
village by a score of 20 to Is.
Jens M. Larsen northeast of town.
has been seriously i'll the past week
but at this time is reported to be i'm
proving and was able to sit up the
first of this week.
Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen's niece, Miss
Marcella Larsen, who had been visit
ing here for several days, accOmpa-
MED the Nielsens to her home at
Cushing, Wis, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. L. p. Nielsen, mother of Alfred
Nielsen, returned home with them for
a weeks visit
E. A. e. Laage attended the fun
eral of his sister. Mrs. Ida Nielsen in
St. Paul Tuesday where she was laid
to rest. Mrs. Nielsen, known to a
few in this community through visit
or two here, had lived in st. Paul for
many years where her husband passed
away before her about 90 years ago.
She is survived by three daughters and
four sons. all of whom were at the
funeral except one. Dagmar. Mrs.
Nielsen was II years of age. Friends
of the community will extend SYM
pathy to Mr.. Laage and his relatives
in their sorrow.
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SANDSTONE LODGES
INSTALL OFFICERS

Joint installation ceremonies were
held last Thursday evening in the L.
o. o. F. hall at Sandstone when the
newly elected officers of Sandstone
Lodge No. 22S of 1. o. o. F. and Cen
trail Rebekah Lodge No. 1874 were
seated to officiate for their respec-
tive terms Of six months and one
year. D. w. Nichols, district deputy
grand master of Hinckley, with his
district installation staff of Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs all of Hinckley
were there to take charge of the cere-
monies.
The following officers were in
stalled in 1. o. o. F. No. 22S: Noble
Grand. Alvia Dietrich; Vice Grand,
Clifford Greenwald; Recording Secre-
tary, Oscar Carlson; Financial Secre-
tary, Eilart Nelson; Treasurer, Gust
Gjertson; warden, Carl Strom; con-
ductor, Elmer Gjertson; inside guard
ian, David Samuelson: outside guard
ian, Grant Mahaffy; chaplain, Carl
Gjertson, right supporter N. G., VIM.
Walden; left supporter N. G., Chas.
Greenwald; right supporter v. G..
George Rice; left supporter v. G., Ed
Barnick; R. S. supporter, G. F. Hide
brandt; L. S. supporter, George Fall
coner. John Gagnon is the retiring
Noble Grand.
Central No. 1874, Rebekahs: Noble
Grand. Mrs. Ellen Peterson; Vice
Grand. Mrs. Esther Nelson; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Lena Edstrom; treas
urer. Mrs. Lima Amundson; warden,
Mrs. Ella Bloom; conductor, Mrs. Ida
Magnuson; inside guardian, Mrs.
Alice Falconer; outside guardian, Mrs.
Genevieve Gottschall; chaplain, Mrs.
Anna McMillin; right supporter N. G..
Mrs. Mary Gjertson; left supporter
N. G., Mrs. Jennie Shogren; right sup
porter v. G., Mrs. Katherine Jungck;
left supporter. v. G., Mrs. Hilda Gag
non. The retiring Noble Grand, Mrs.
Hazel Swanson, was presented with a
past noble grands pin by the lodge
for her faithful services the past year
After the installation ceremonies
Alvia Dietrich, acting as postmaster
called on the speech-makers present
and fine readings and speeches were
made by D. w. Nichols D. D. G. M;
Frank Ensign, "a member so years.;
E. B. Greenwald, VIM. H. Barnick
Mrs. Alice Falconer and Mrs. Lena
Edstrom. A fine lunch was served
after which cards were played and
everybody present had a fine time
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WITHOUT MEAT AND
DRINK
by
Viola GAMBIA.
Continued from last week)

Continued from last week.
But Katie was young and hope was
living in her breast; and she had Hen
rik; and Henrik was so good and de-
pendable in every way. And Mrs
Peterson had left with Katie, had
given it to her, her very best cook
book. And Mrs. Peterson had marked
all the good recipes with an "X" and
the very, very good ones she had
marked with double "X". Oh, Ka-
tie would get along; she would get
along beautifully. OF course, she
would.
The first day went smoothly along
Everything was going fine-working
just right. There was a roast from
the day before, and some other rent
nants, cake and other things. Oh
Katie would manage. And Henrik
was dear. If a mishap should oc-
cur, he would not be the kind to make
remarks about it-as perhaps some
men would.
After a couple of days. and nothing
bad happened yet, Katie felt rather
important and successful as a house.
keeper, and so decided to try her
hand at some real cooking. She
would have lamb stew for supper, and
she would make that wonderful, feath-
cry cake, the one Mrs. Peterson made
| last Sunday. Wouldn't Henrik be sur
prised when he came home and saw
| the things she had made for him.
saw them, yes, and tasted them; saw
that she was already able to make
such grand supper? He most surely
would. Oh, housekeeping was not sc
bad, after all. And just to think that
some people would like to make you
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CzeChos|ovakia Fought
the Depression Early
Continued from Page u

vate insurance was made obligatory
by law: the unemployment insurance.
1t was fortunate that the system was
started and developed in time of
prosperity when employers could
easily spare the small contributions
to the unemployment insurance fund.
When the worst of the present depres-
sion came, there was already some
cash at hand to pay out unemploy-
ment relief, not as a charity, but as
an insurance claim.
The unemployment relief quotas are
relatively small, ranging from 20 to
IS cents day, and they last only for
six months after which time the I'M
employed are related to the NUM-
cipal relief offices. But nevertheless
unemployment insurance has proved
most beneficial.
For such persons whose occupation
does not call-under the law-for
obligatory unemployment insurance.
private charity in municipal, county
and religious charitable institutions
is provided. There is special Min
istry of Social Welfare to coordinate
all the activities of social welfare.
The Czechoslovak Red Cross whose
president is Miss Alice Masaryk has
developed into most cherished and
highly efficient peace-time relief or
ganization whose work is felt especf-
ally in the mountain districts and in
the mining and industrial areas. The
Red Cross is very ably assisted by the
Y. M. G.. A. and Y. w. c. A. founded
by Americans after the war. It may
be of interest to you that the Y. M. C.
A. had in 1880 more members in
Czechoslovakia than in all other Euro
pean countries put together.
Tariff Worked Hardship.
The years of 1881 and 1892 brought
about very bad conditions due to tariff
walls, import and export quotas, cur
rency restrictions and the general
falling off in world commerce.
Those conditions were especially
hard on Czechoslovakia as she is an
export country, has no seaport of her
own and had always widely-flung
SAoA NOhldStS al otCI LuC
world both as seller and buyer.
iCzechoslovakia was able to buy 20
million dollars worth of cotton a year,
most of it from the United States, as
long as she was able to sell the manu-
featured goods in other countries and
at home. The same was true for
other raw materials.
With the balance of trade sinking,
restrictions had to be imposed on i'm
ports, the movement of currency had
to be regulated, balances in foreign
currencies carefully watched and
even travelling to foreign countries
had to be curtailed. Countries re-
stricting imports from Czechoslovakia
had to be equally restricted in their
imports to Czechoslovakia. The quota
system spread all over Europe.
To balance the budget, most drastic
economies in all branches of the ad-
ministration had to be introduced,
the salaries of public and private Of
ficials as we'll as wages were cut
down, taxes were set higher and new
taxes were introduced. All such steps
were taken slowly and reluctantly,
but there was no other help.
Being wedged in the block of Gen.
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NOTICE FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received for the
Finlayson Izaak Walton League Chap
ter house until p. m. Wednesday,
Jan. 25, 1888, at which time the bids
will be opened at the Chapter house.
A certified check amounting to 1919
of the bid must accompany all bids.
Building is located one mile west Of
Finlayson. and must be removed from
the premises by the purchaser. The
League reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Bids may be mailed
to or left with either v. E. Shafer,
president, or Emil Kukkola, secretary.
Of