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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
PROSPERITY MUST START
ON FARM

Timely sentiments were spoken by
the Express, of Red Oak. Iowa.
newspaper published in the state
where the tall corn grows" and the
state where that corn has been used
for fuel In many places because the
raisers could not get enough from its
sale to pay cost of marketing. An
excerpt from the Express editorial
follows:
The quickest way to break the
back of the depression is to restore
the buying power of the farmer. If
this one thing is done cycle of
improved business will result, reach
ing into all other fields of endeavor.
1.-THE reconstruction of our distress
must start at the bottom, not at the
top. if we are to overthrow our bust
ness lethargy within reasonable
time. Farming communities are
without buying power, merchants
stocks are low, trade is at low ebb.
credit is tight and naturally so be-
cause of low priced commodities.
Communities. such as ours, will not
regain their purchasing power until
prices of farm products are boosted.
when the farmer cannot buy, the
manufacturer does not operate, his
employees do not work and so the
cycle of unemployment and business
listlessness goes on in metropolitan
centers. When the farmer buys, the
merchant moves his goods and re-
stocks his shelves from the manufac-
turer. Then the wheels start to turn
ut wouldn't take much to start the
cycle of business and industry on the
upgrade if buying power were in the
right place but until the wealth that
comes out of the soil is recognized
there will be no buying power and nc
prosperity. Better days will come tc
all when corn and hogs are put on
pinnacle of respect, not before"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
LAME DUCKS LAST SESSION

Due to the ratification of the Goth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States by three-fourths Of the
states, lame ducks" in congress, or in
other words defeated representatives
to congress will not serve after the
election at which they have been
repudiated by the voters as is now
the case. Becoming effective October
Is this year the amendment will
make it possible for the newly elected
congressman to take office on jan
uary 3. following the election and the
president to be inaugurated on jan
uary 20 instead of March as is now
the case. 1t will in other words pro-
hibit defeated officials from going to
the capital and wasting the taxpay-
ers' money and time as has been done
in the past when the defeated ones
have taken one last and desperate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
WRITES ABOUT TIMBER
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
| will write few words about tim
Der and this country for / see the
State of Minnesota is getting interest
ed in raising timber. l think time is
due this part of the country as fit for
stock and dairy and can be made
forest also. Most trouble for forest
is fire. Here is one-fourth meadow
with grass four feet tall and here we
have timber falling three and four
high. That is fire traps and some
place is standing timber that should
be cut, for it will never be any better.
That is what / call scrub timber.
That just stands there and keeps the
land from raising good timber and
here are places that should not be
touched.
When raising timber it is best to
get an even growth. First keep fire
out and in twenty years it can be
thinned out and leave the incest trees.
Then they will grow. so much faster
by cutting what the loggers left and
get it off the land and if it was sold
and handled the right way l think 1t
would pay its own way after it gets
started. l know, for l was born in
Sweden. Ten years before my time
they started to take care of timber.
When l was about Is years of age l
started In the woods. Where l got
my experience was from the head
man. Later / sent in the paper that
he received gold medal for for taking
care of timber. The biggest part has
to be worked out in the woods, not in
paper talk. In Sweden they figured
that young timber drew more interest
and money in the bank. l could
write a lot more, but this will do for
this time.
ADOLF ANDERSON.
| Kingsdale. Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
NOT TAX, BUT INSURANCE
(The Minneapolis JOurnaD

Objection has been raised that the
twenty-five cent fee for issuance Of
the proposed driver license once in
three years would only be an added
tax-certainly a bugaboo in these
times, if it is to be considered only
in it's monetary aspect.
What an error this is! That twenty
five cent fee would be the cheapest
insurance ever taken out in Mime
sofa. 1t would be slow working on
the start, to be sure. 1t would not
guarantee the licensee against traffic
mishap. But in cumulative effect,
there is no question of its insuring
powers, for it would operate to slow
down the irresponsibles who now
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26

fling at getting through pet bill
which In many cases is not for the
good of the mass Of people. while the
newly elected officials had to stand
idly by for months.
United States Senator George w.
Norris of Nebraska. has waged ten
year fight to. have the amendment
adopted and upon its adoption stated:
"Any student of government can
recognize the evils of such condi-
ton, whereby a congress repudiated
in November could write into the
statute books in December laws that
had been condemned in the preced-
ing election.
"The amendment will make posi-
BILE as it should be under truly
Democratic form of government. the
crystallization into law of what the
citizens want as soon as possible aft
er the wishes of the people become
known in the election.
Another of the corrective steps In
the amendment is doing away with
the opportunity for a defeated mem
Der of congress-sittirg from Decem-
Der to March-to be influenced in his
legislative decisions by rewards from
the president. who could appoint him
to other duties.
"Of course, I do not mean to say
that this was the general rule OF the
procedure now ending. But every
norso, xyho ;S familiar with the his
tory of legislation in the past %
years knows that the power of the
chief executive to appoint to office
members of congress who had been
defeated for reelection, enables him
to put through laws that could never
be passed if the just-elect congress
were at work"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
SECOND THE MOTION

Amongst the men mentioned to sue
coed the late Federal Judge William
A. Cant, at Duluth, is our we'll known
county attorney, Michael B. Hurley of
Pine City.
Others mentioned in connection
with the federal judgeship are Neil
nj. Cronin, Minneapolis city attorney:
District Judges Bert Fesler and E. j.
Kinney, Duluth; Andrew Nelson, Du-
candidate for governor, and County
Attorney George p. Jones of Bemidji.
From southern Minnesota are such
possibilities as former State Senator
James A. Carley of Plainyiew; John
E. Regain of Mankato, recent Demo-
J. F. d. Meighen, Albert Lea, and
L. L. Brown of Winona.
1t is a formidable list of candidates
that the Pine county attorney is men
toned with Whether or not Mike
Hurley, as he is known to friends and
neighbors in the county where he has
spent most of his life, is seeking the
position of federal judge or any effor,
is being put forth in his behalf by
his friends and admirers lis not We,
known, but to be sure, should he be
selected for this honor and post oil
great responsibility there are hun
dreds, yes thousands. of friends in
Pine county and other parts of the
state who would be pleased.
Mr.. Hurley is student of affairs
takes his work seriously, applies him
self, and is a man of very good judg
ment
A former county attorney from thi
county, William S. Erwin, who re
sided at Sandstone but moved to Min
neapolis in 1919, and has since prac
ticed law there, was recently appoint
ed to the high position of assistan
attorney general of the state. Tina
appointment pleased Pine county citi
zens, and should Mr. Hurley be Sc
lected for the federal judgeshiI
friends of the two able gentlemen will
again have reasons to applaud. MI
Hurley is not what might be Gale,
an aggressive politician and if it i
desired to have his qualification
brought before those who have to d
with the appointment, such work will
naturally have to be done by friend
and those who appreciate his ability
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
WOULD CURTAIL POLITICAL
JACKPOTS
Editor ASkOv American:

Editor ASkOV american.
In summing up present day poll
ties. we find that it creates an abun-
dance of amusement to the man TAX
ing active interest in observing the
ways and means that are being
adopted for the purpose of evading
sound principles. Candidates who
were elected and are now holding
their respective office jobs received
their support from voters who were
of the opinion that promises made by
candidates would be fulfilled in a
sincere and respectful manner. We
were told that state expenditures
would be slashed, and that taxes
would be greatly reduced. We all
know that expenditures must be re-
duced before we can expect any tax
reductions.
Car owners demand a 500 reduc-
ton in car license taxes. Same is a
just demand, and should be granted.
1t will serve as a direct tax relief,
and will go long way towards pay
ing real and personal property taxes.
This 500 cut should apply to pas
senger cars and light trucks not used
for commercial purposes. All trucks
buses and cars that are used for COM
mercial purposes should be taxed &C
cording to their earnings. They
should pay a gross earnings tax as
do the common carriers, the railroads.
Unless this cut Is granted. a proper
tionate number of cars will be junked
which will cause loss in gas taxes.
The state road commission proposes
to build several new roads this sea-
son. suggest that this road building
program be curtailed for the next
two years or so. This state road
building proposition appears to be
nothing more than a pork barrel deal
The amount of money received by
labor amounts to only drop in the
bucket of their total costs. How dc
costs per mile of road for this year
compare with those for the years Of
1928 and 1929? Interested taxpayers
| would be pleased to get the facts on
road costs through the columns of the
press. AS to secondary roads will say
that they are not a pressing need.
Here is a proposal which the leg
islature should consider. The law
now in effect covering the 1-cent gas
tax refund to the counties should be
amended. l propose that this gas tai
money should be used for the pur
pose of retiring county bond debts
Interest on those bonds are the maJo
item causing high county taxes
These county gas tax aid roads als'
appear to be another one OF thos'
pork barrel deals.
You gentlemen who may take tn
foregoing opinions in consideration
should be informed that l am not
poet or polition. am just one
the citizens who is trying to bring VI
family on what is left OF my earn
ings after taxes interest and insur
ance are paid and l would sugges
that political jack pots be ignore
for a spell. By so doing we woul
allow the taxpayer a chance to en-
ioy a normal breathing spell.
Nuf said until some other time.
J. F. KOLOSKY.
Sturgeon Lake, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
HE GAINS, OTHERS LOSE
minneapolis starr

A letter protests the Stars classifi-
cation of the fountain pen and other
endless chain selling schemes as
"rackets."
The writer explains he has been out
of work and has made some money
with one of these trick selling sys-
TENS.
The trouble is that simple arfth-
metic shows that any chain selling
scheme quickly works itself out. The
more successful it is the quicker it
must end. The result is that fer each
person who makes money with It a
number of others must lose.
The losers, like as not, are as badly
in need of money as the writer OF
this letter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)

The Minneapolis Journal: Paris has
recently applauded four child prod
igies, Yehudi Menuhfn. Ruggiero Ric-
eli. Ruth Slenczynski and Grisha Col
uboff. Judging by their names, where
would you guess they came from?
You are wrong. They all hail from
California.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
SECRECY AND THE r. F. {.
(Capita1 TimeSo

John T. Flynn, writing in the cur
rent issue of Harpers, unearths some
significant facts about the Recon-
structfon Finance corporation that re-
veal the type of duplicity and deceit
practfced by reactfonaries in high
places. During the first five months
of the corporations existence, its ac-
tivities were kept strictly secret.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in
public funds was ladled out to big
banks. railroads, and insurance COM
panies and nobody but the insiders
knew why or wherefore. Mr.. Hoover
insisted upon this secrecy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
Whether or not the writer's opin.
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our Information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. 1t will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
Where It's Needed.

A clergyman. on hearing some one
remark that liberalism was creeping
into the churches. made the comment:
IF that is so, I hope 1t will soon
strike the contribution boxes. "-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
How to Enchant Your Husband.

Butterscotch-"You say that Gay
bird loves his wife more since she
has sued another woman for aliena-
ton of Affections"
Milk-Toast-"Yes, he never suspect
ed before that his wife considered his
affections worth 100000. Joke
smith.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
Rocky Outlook.

@The thing for you to do" said the
doctor to the man with the frazzfed
nerves, sis to stop thinking about
yourself-to bury yourself in your
work"
GOSH" returned the patient land
me a concrete Invertebrates Cities
Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
THE BIG INCOMES HAVE KEPT ON
(Capital TimeS)

No small part of the sales tax agi-
tatiOn is based on the false declara
ton that there are no longer any big
incomes to tax and that the govern
ment must seek elsewhere for needed
revenues. A roll call of the sales
takers of today would come pretty
close to cofnciding with the forces
that have fought the income tax be-
fore and since the enactment of the
18th amendment.
1t is true, of course, that corporate
earnings during the depression have
suffered heavy declines. Since this
is the case, the corporations them
selves need not fear the effects of
income tax legislation intended to
help balance the budget, finance re-
lief, or otherwise support govern
mental activities. But in spite of the
depression, most big corporations
have continued to pay dividends out
of huge SURPRISES piled up in boom
times. To an amazing extent the in
come of the holders of stocks and
bonds has been continued unimpaired.
Take the Mellon interests in Pitts
burgh, for example. Pittsburgh, of
all the nations industrial centers, is
one of the worst hit by the slump.
Steel mills are reported running at
less than one-sixth capacity and other
| industries there are scarcely better
off. So tremendous are the demands
| for unemployment relief that such
| relief has been cut to only 80 cents
per week per person, according to
testimony taken by the La Toilette
Costigan relief committee of the
United States senate.
Then take the big Pittsburgh banks.
The II largest of these institutions in
1882 paid dividends averaging more
than % per cent. The Union Trust
Co., dominated by the Mellon inter-
ests, paid dividends of 200 per cent
S3,00O,00O, on a capital stock of ST.
| 100000. The Mellon Aluminium Co.
of America paid out $4,417 900 in divi-
dends.
In New York City, the "a largest
banks paid dividends in 1892 averag-
ing Is per cent, and that powerful
institution that rears it's bulk on the
corner of Wall street and lower
Broadway,-the First National Bank
of New York,-paid dividend of 100
per cent.
A few more figures from authentic
sources reveal the deceit behind the
arguments of the sales tax propagan-
dists. The following statistics are
based on the Survey of Current Bust
ness issued monthly by the U. S. De-
partment of Commerce giving a sum-
mary of the dividend payments to GER
tain corporations and Of the inter
est payments on industrial, NUM-
cipal, state, and federal bonds. While
far from complete, they show how this
class of income has continued,-in-
come received by a relatively small
proportion of the population.
In 1929, the last year of the Cool
idge boom, payments of dividends and
interest covered by the Department
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
Little Pitchers Have Loose Ears.

Teacher-"Who can give me a SEN
tence containing the word insulate?'
Small Boy-''At the breakfast table
ma said to pa: How come you got in
sulate?' Buffalo Evening News.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26

Since July. 1882, however, congress
has insisted that the r. F. C.'s loans
be subject to public scrutiny This
has helped Mr.. Flynn in his survey,
but he also probed back into the
secret five months for the real facts.
1t was during this period that the
Hoover administration issued num-
erous statements to the effect that
R.. F. c. funds were being spread out
to small institutions and only a minor
portion were going to the big institu-
tiOns i'm metropolitan areas.
Mr.. Flynr's survey reveals how
fraught with deceit such statements
were. At the end of July. it was
announced that only 4 per cent of
the R. F.. c. loans had been made to
banks in cities of more than 100000
population. But the actual facts, Mr..
Flynn discovered, were that 40 per
cent of all the loans went to banks
in only seven large cities.
Some of the more significant state
ments in Mr.. Flynn's article are
summarized by the New Republic as
follows:
That only three weeks after Gen.
eral Dawes resigned as director of
the R. F.. c., the corporation author
lied loan to his Chicago bank of
$50 900, 900, although the banks total
deposits were only $95,O0O,000.
That $14,OOO,OO was loaned to a
bank of which the Chairman of the
board, until June 10, 1882, was Joseph
National Committee.
That $12,OOO,OOO was loaned to a
bank of which Atlee Pomerene was
one of the directors. Mr.. Pomerene
succeeded General Dawes as chair
man of the r. F. c.
That at least three other banks
and two insurance companies, all
headed by influential Republicans OBJ
| tanned large loans. One of these was
| the Globe and Rutgers Fire Insurance
Company, whose head gave Bishop
Cannon SOS, 900 to use in the effort to
make Virginia go Republican in 1928
That the greater part of the loans
| to railroads have been used Ito bail
| out the banks" and not to help legi-
innate investors in railroad secur-
tiles; and that, in any case, to permit
many of these roads to go through
receivership and be relieved of their
burden of debt would have been
sounder public policy than to rescue
| them as has been done.
| Rep. Edgar Howard of Nebraska
is demanding a thorough investtga-
| ton of the entire career of the r. F
|C. In the senate his move is sup
ported by Sen. George w. Norris anc
other Progressives. The time re-
quired for such a survey will exceed
the life of the present lame duck con-
gress, but the work should be begun
Two billions poured into the R. F. G
came from the U. s. Treasury,-tht
public's money. Its administration o
that money has an unsavory aroma
and it's time the truth were out. M
good purpose can conceivably be
served by further suppression of thu
facts.
The "fatuous adventure in secrecy
of the r. F. c., as Mr.. Flynn aptl!
terms it, should be brought to an end
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26

Your moneys worth of news and
information and then the price quot
ing advertisements In the Askov
American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-26
HOLIDAY STATISTICS
(Minneanolis Starl

minneapolis Starr
Have you ever wondered what queer
streak of bitterness causes someone
to goulishly figure out the number OF
of Commerce survey totalled 1884,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-08-07

for the petitions.
The same day, the Company Union
Committee got into action. A COM
pany union petition was posted and
it was made to appear that it was a
rank and file petition. With words,
such as I'VE demand our own rep
resentatives," and I'VE are against
wage reductions" printed in big
type, while ell the rest was small,
the men thought it was a rank and
file petition and about three-fourths
of them signed it.
What the rank and file signed was:
First, in view of the fact that the
Association Of Shop Craftsmen are
such good Americans and patriotic
citizens, we who have always upheld
the best American traditions do
hereby petition Mr.. Davis, General
Chairman of the Shop Craft Com
mittee, to ask the officials of the
Pennsylvania Railroad to have our
committee sit in at a conference on
such controversial questions as the
wage cut. But we are not opposed
to any necessary company economy"
This move was exposed. The men
were called upon to form unity
groups, to hold meetings, to elect
committees, to subscribe to the Rail
road Unity News. The company fol-
lowed right behind with "They are
reds. Pay no attention to them, they
are Communists" The workers were
told to stay away from the red meet
ing. That gave the company time to
split our ranks. to ease up with work
on some, to drive others twice as
hard, to string along others with a
promise of a foreman's job and to
actually let the foreman go home
half a day so this rat could act as
foreman and think himself in soft.
Others were allowed to knock off two
hours before time and get paid for
it. In spite of this, Unity Groups
were formed. The speed-up was
stopped Two bosses replaced. Ne
groes put on an equal footing with
the white workers.
Unity Wins Out.
Here again, the company followed
up on us. To one it gave horse race
and to the other stock market tips.
Again we asked for unity. This time
over so per cent were united in
groups. Again the cry Of Com
munism" went up. This time the
company rats were supported by
the rats inrthe brotherhoods. Hitler
and the New Deal came in power.
1.-The reds were all wrong" There
will be no more layoffs after March
A." This retarded us, but today Hit
Ter is hated. The New Deal is not
fooling the worker. A group Of fight
ers is worth more than a hundred
others who for smile from the boss
would turn in one Of their best work.
ers.
A few Of us that stuck and carried
on this work are being watched. But
workers unknown by the others are
being developed to carry on this
work.