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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
EQUITABLE LIFE REPORTS
BIG GAIN IN ASSETS

In its annual statement published
today the Equitable Life Assurance
Society reports that since 1927 when
Thomas l. Parkinson became its presi-
dent the Society's assets have increased
from less than S900,000,000 to nearly
$1,000, 100000.
The statement shows an increase in
assets over the year 1881 of ST. ,464, 259.
During the year 1892, 1927, 035. 900 83
was paid out to policyholders and there
Is apportioned to dividends to be paid
out in 1888, $41,554,566.
The society's excess Of receipts over
disbursements was $6e,573,043
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Financial Leader Dies.

FRANKFORT-ON-M Germany
March LR.-Eduard Belt Won Speyer
70, senior member Of the firm Of Lazard
Speyer- Ellissen and partner OF
Speyer & Co.. Of New York. died here
today. He also was a director Of many
industrial concerns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Freight Loadings Gain.

NEW YORK, March R.-Freight
loadings of the New York Central sys-
TEN last week increased slightly over
the preceding week, which included
Washington's birthday. The total was
1889 cars, against 77,317 in the week
ended February IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET,

CHICAGO, March 8 R).-Butter,
6,266, unsettled; creamery specials COS
score), 1812a19; extras (s2), IS: extra
firsts (so-sD. IN; firsts (ss-ss), IT:
Eggs, 1882, unsettled; prices I'M
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
INTEREST RATES HIGHER.

By the Associated Press
Average money rates strengthened
last week as the change was calcu-
lated by the Commerce Department.
In the table that follows the average
rate for both classes of funds Is given
for comparable weeks, as reported by
the department:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
Pullman Co. Loss Mounts.

CHICAGO, March 8 CP.-Transpor-
tation operations Of the Pullman Co. in
January resulted in net loss Of $l19,4l9,
compared with loss Of $35, 03l In 1882.
January gross earnings were $3,208, 400,
against $4,530, 4O7 a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
q. S. TREASURY BALANCE.
ny the Associated Press

0y tne ABSOclRteu FIeSS.
Treasury receipts for March were
915,520, 39016; expenditures. $44,556,-
1909: balance, 1929, 491,911.25. Gus
toms duties for six days Of March were
S3,062, 418.16.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
GOOD LEADERSHIP

One thing is certain and that is
that the new president, Franklin d.
Roosevelt, is not letting grass grow
under his feet and he is piling work
onto Congress. There has been more
action since the new administration
took charge, but little over two
months ago, than in so many years in
most other administrations.
The presidents peace message to
the world is acclaimed as bold and
historic.
The huge public works and indus
trial regulation bill which involves
expenditures of $1,000, 100000 to COM
bat the depression has now been
turned over to Congress and speedy
action will be had.
The president is i'm for four years
whether we voted for him or not. He
is the great majority choice and he
shows excellent leadership. We all
want to get out of this depression and
cooperation will hasten the fulfill
ment of that desire.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
HISTORY REPEATS

1t was almost like reading in a
story book to listen to Herbert Heaton,
professor of history of the University
of Minnesota, in recent adore SIS about
economic depressions past and pres
ent. Mr.. Heaton told of the period
embracing the years Immediately be-
fore and after 1886 when the country
was suffering stress similar to this;
when the talk of money expansion
was being spread and the evils and
prejudices of same warned against.
Mr.. HeatOn quoted Bangs, English
journalist, as saying in 1886 that the
Americans would work out when they
finally settled upon changed curren-
cy standard. He quoted many instances
of that period that seemed almost
identical to 1882. Prof. Heaton truth
fully said that experience is the best
teacher but the fees are abominably
high.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
MUST GIVE THOUGHT

When things are done up i'm a day
or two at meeting where sentiment
runs high and where emotions rule
rather than judgment and calm rea-
SOning, it is not always done so well.
An example of that was at the re-
cent meeting of the Continental Con-
gress of Workers and Farmers at
Washington, ID. G. One resolution
adopted demanded exemption from
taxation of all farms and homes up TO
the amount of $4,000 assessed valu-
alton"
That might be fine to have our
farms and homes exempt frCm taxa
ton. and goodness knows the taxation
should be lowered when income is
taken into consideration. But where
would the missing tax money come
from if that much exemption were
granted?
In Minnesota the assessed valuation
of homes and farms is but one-third
to two-tifths of the full and true
value so if all farms and homes with
assessed valuations of $4,000 were ex-
empted from taxation the reader can
soon imagine how much tax money
would be collected on that class of
property.
Even if all wealth were usurped.
would it make up for the lost taxation
on farms and homes?
Reduction of taxes on farms and
homes is needed but it is not neces-
sary to take away all taxes and it
can not be done over night. 1t is
more matter of getting prices with
the farmers than that of eliminating
taxes. Taxation on homesteads will
be reduced in Minnesota under act
of the last Legislature when the rate
of assessment will be lowered during
assessing next year.
The point we wish to make is that
matters which need more than day
or two of study are not settled with
a hurrah and lot of shouting. We
have gotten into this mess by degrees
and cannot get out of it by demand
ing the impossible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
TOO MUCH BORROWING

There is one thing which we ought
all to have learned from this de-
preston and thing which should be
constant reminder after we get over
the hard times. That is that we have
done too much borrowing. 1t is a
thing that we must get away from
more and more. Why should so many
folks be owing on their homes? 1t
is not the way things should be.
Live within our means and there
would be less grasping for the money
lenders 1t can easily be understood
why young married folks might owe
something on their home and even
there. in many cases, it would be
much better if they had saved up at
least a few hundred dollars with
which to start married life and with
which to build or purchase a home.
But after folks have been married 10,
Is or 20 years they should own their
own home. free of any debt. If not,
when will they ever own it?
The business which often involves
many times the expenditure of the
home is different. And the business
in the case of the farmer is his farm.
But there also the debt should be
reduced if it can not be wiped out
The whole thing in nut shell is
that folks should own their own prop
erty much more than prevails. If
the people cannot own their own prop
erty then it should be the govern
ment that has share in it and not
so much private ndividuals-money
lenders.
Living within our means would give
less chance for exploitation and less
of the fictitious prosperity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
CAREFULNESS

Good copy is appreciated by
every newspaper and if the reader
of a newspaper or a contributor
were placed in the position of
those who have to turn copy into
print he would realize and appre-
ciate the Importance of good
copy.
The editor. copy writer's, type
casting machine operators and
other assistants will all bear over
with those whose schooling may
be limited and are doing their
best, but carelessly written copy
by folks who can do much better
brings down the wrath of the
newspaper men. In this cOnnec-
ton a letter has been sent out
from the Askoy American office
to person who should have been
called" in his youth. The letter
follows:
Isn't it just possible that we coul(
get better copy than the within scrib
bling which is returned for the simpl,
reason that we have not the time no
the inclination to rewrite it on tn,
We started to mark it UP and fl,
it up for the Linograph but gave it u,
for bad job. Even after bein:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

patched up it would still be bad copy
for the man at the machine and
makes for slow setting and the pos
sibility of more errors than should
prevail.
If person is not familiar with
proper names used in such scribbling
he must guess at them and you know
how often person is right when he
guesses. Furthermore we do not want
our paper to be a guessing PROPOSE
ton.
Both the writer and sender of this
manuscript have had good schooling
and 1T shows utter disregard for 9TH
ers and carelessnesS to think that
that should be copy for a newspaper.
That kind of writing with lines close
together, words struck out here and
there, little if any attention paid to
punctuation, and hurriedly written
may be all right in personal letters
and even then it is doubtful. For
those who get a letter once a week
or once a month and have plenty of
time to struggle through, it may be
al iiShl, out III liOoC " ilO set many
letters each day it becomes a task
to weary through, and to a news
paper office it is just impossible.
Furthermore the writer of the let
ter does not desire his name pub
lished. Letters are more effective
when signed, though we do not de-
mand that they be signed Without
signature it is an easy matter to find
just as good or better articles in
other newspapers and magazines
which are easy to clip and easy to
set in type because they are legible.
Can anyone figure out why we should
have a lot of fuss and trouble with
unsigned articles? We have plenty
to write ourselves without rewriting
many other articles, especially those
coming from folks who have had good
schooling. can do better and should
know better. 1t is different thing
to help some folks with short letters
folks who have not had so much
schooling but do cons siderable think
ing and desire to give vent to their
feelings.
There are plenty typewriters in
your community and plenty folks who
can operate them so that the enclosed
letter can be written on one of those
machines, double spaced, by some
friend of the author
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
OH, FOR GOOD BALANCE!

| All this fuss, noise, strike, commo-
ton and so on is something that is not
so good for the soul or the cOnstitu-
ton.
1t may be all right for those who
thrive on excitement and the dema-
gogue who seizes such opportunities
to get up and hear himself talk and
to wall about everything being wrong
when he himself would be a poor
specimen to make conditions better.
On the other hand there is some
thing for the farmer to be dissatisfied
about-and not only the farmer, but
the labOrer. the business man and
many others who must work for liv-
| ing.
The farmers strike set for May
18th was called off the evening before
| by Milo Reno, the national president
of the Farmers Holiday Association,
likely because he thought it was not
well enough organized to be success
full and because he was advised by
men in whom he had confidence, like
Governor Olson. that it might be we'll
~ WaiI Iltlpc Sct HOW Tile ld
tional farm relief program turns out.
This newspaper has little time and
| tolerance for the real wealthy who are
so selfish that they can never get
enough, who are snobbish and don t
seem to realize that we were all Gre
| ated equal, and who can stand to see
poverty. want and starvation when
they themselves are wading in wealth.
Such Is terrible and should not pre-
vail. 1t makes a red-blooded man
man with love for humanity-grit
his teeth and determine with great
desire that such should not prevail
and to make it his goal to do what
he can to change that awful differ
ence in the condition of men.
The demagogue is the other ex-
IRENE who could be dispensed with
without causing hardships. While he
does not use up as much capital as
the ultra rich the demagogue is never
theleSS an expensive specimen He
leads people to chase rainbows and to
waste time and effort, and time is
money.
1t will be we'll when we get back to
normally again. The extremes are
not good. The ultra rich and the
demagogues are about equally useful
to the good and thrifty citizen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

gone on strike and threatened dire
consequences, government has always
stepped i'm quickly to grant THEIR
demands. But when agriculture
makes demands for governmental ac-
tion that will prevent the great farm
ing industry of the country from going
into collapse, then word always comes
back. wait, we are going to do some
thing for you."
The farmer was the first victim of
the deflatiOnary program inaugurated
by the big business interests years
ago. For 10 years the farmer has
been seeking economic justice. He
has been given nothing but platitudes
and promises. The farmer is becom-
ing desperate. Millions of farmers are
losing their farms. The prices at
which they are asked to sell food are
criminally unjust. Now when the
farmer seeks through organization to
enforce his demands, he is met with
stern reminders of his responsibilities
to society and with the threat that
the government will quickly enforce
the processes of law against him.
1t is not surprising, therefore, that
the farmer seizes what to him seems
to be the only weapon to get economic
justice. The wonder isn't so much
that the farmer is now willing to use
questionable methods as it is that the
farmer has been patient so long. The
wonder is that the farmer has not re-
belled more strenuously than he has.
The Capital Times hopes that the
farmers Will not resort to any vio-
lence. Violence never achieved any
good end. If the farmer refuses to
bring his milk and food to market at
price that is causing thousands of
farmers to lose their farms and break
up their homes, no one can deny that
they are within their rights The
Capital Times is not going to apply a
different yardstick to the farmer than
that which should be applied to util-
tiles, banks, insurance companies and
other group interests that have used
their power and might to get what
they wanted out of the government.
Ii the government can help the util-
tiles, the banks, and the insurance
companies, is there any reason why
it can't also help the farmer?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
LAURELS WE'LL EARNED

A young high school girl won the
grand sweepstakes in livestock judg-
ing at the University Farm in ST.
Paul, Thursday and Friday of last
week in a field of competition with
over 400 boys from all over the state.
The young lady's name was Elsie
Jokinen of TOivola in st. Louis
county and was one of only four girls
entered in the contest. Naturally she
was elated over her feat and espe-
cially so since the judging embraced
most all classes of livestock, such as
hogs, sheep, cattle, etc., more or
less recognized boys realm of judg-
ing.
The achievement of this worthy
young woman of the north country
should give women added pleasure to
know that the time is past when men
can be classed as their superiors in
the field of commerce and industry
Miss Jokinen is to her line of en-.
deavor what Amelia Earhart is to
flying; what Frances Perkins is to
government; what Kate Smith is to
radio; a leader.
To see the bright and clean LOOKING
young people who took part in the
judging contest which was sponsored
by the Agricultural Education club
on the Farm school campus. is to all
the more admire Miss Jokinen for
her work and causes one to extend
congratulations to all girls in their
competition with boys and to advise
boys and men to look to their laurels.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
A LEADER GONE

With the death of E. ]. Stilwell, SO
year old president of the Minneapolis
Paper Co., of Minneapolis and the
E. j. Stilwell Paper Co. of st. Paul.
the Northwest lost a good business
leader, Minneapolis a respected citi-
zen and the two companies an effici-
ent and steadying leader. Mr.. Still
well had spent the past 60 years in
the paper business and his clientele
throughout several states numbers
many satisfied users of the paper
products which his company distri-
buteS.
The many friends of the family and
of his company in a business way
offer condolences to the bereaved rel
atives and the members of the af-
fected paper firms.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
THE STANDPATTER

A clever editorial writer who be-
lieves in giving credit where credit
is due puts it thus:
Giuseppe Zangara, who murdered
Mayor Cermak, was registered in his
home town as a member of the Re-
publican party. The old standpatter!
He just couldn't endure to see a
Democrat in office, so his stomach
went sour and his head went fluey
and his gun went bang and the Re
publican party again shows that it
belongs to the practical governing
class. 1t is a great comfort to know
that this man whose name sounds like
college yell was not radical. The
Republican party can't afford to lose
any of its patriots"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

Twenty years ago you'd never seen
police dog, nor probably lip
stick, nor a permanent wave. You
thought spike was a big nail, and
step in was a verb instead of a
noun. Balcony was food. Crab
was variety of shellfish. You read
about foreclosures in books, not
newspapers. The Hoover dam was
unheard of either way around. The
Roosevelt stick was not a cane. You
didn't know what the word bonus
meant. Damn was printed d..
You had to go to a divorce trial to
hear dirty talk. Buses met trains
instead of killing them.-Osage Press.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

An editorial writer wisely says that
while congress is trying to figure out
ways and means of building up bank
deposits, it might abolish the two
cent tax on bank checks. Just why
bank checks should have been singled
out for special taxes, has never been
satisfactorily explained. 1t has oper-
ated to drive small depositors out OF
banks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
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. it will be Withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

Larry Ho, the well known ST. Paul
columnist says: You and l will soon
be gene from the ways of men. Why
not leave behind us some fragrance
of gracious service, rather than bit
ternesS that scars our human ac-
tivities"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
A BIT OF HUMOR

At last the secret of where the Gig
arctic manufacturers get the OdOr for
their cigarettes is revealed. An old
horse stable burned recently in
neighboring town, and the people who
rushed to the scene at once recog-
nized the fragrance" of the cigarette
from the fumes that arose and were
.'nOnchalant'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

A correspondence school is offer
ing to inmates of prisons a special
course in writing. In a way, this
school has the same idea we've had
for a long time-that there are not
enough writer's in ail.-ThomastOn
(Ga.) Times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

do you like music?" asked young
lady after playing selection on the
piano before her new fiance. .'eYs,
but go right on" he replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

Heard at the mems club: 81 sup
pose your wife always wants the last
word?" mo, she prefers to keep
right on talking"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18

Heard in justice court: Lawyer
IF a man smashed click could he
be convicted of killing time?" Judge
Mot if the clock struck first"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
NAVAL PROGRAM TO BE PUT UP
 TO ROOSEVELT I
P r e sid ent- Elect Mus t Shoulder One More
 Responsibility

CContinueo from Page one.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10
/$ Buying Barbara ~R / by Cleft-Addams MARRY"

his profession-anything but that. And the same with you. Hunting Sailing. Dog-breeding. Anythin 3 except"
 'FPlain facts, you said, MT. Lode- ly. And the plain facts are that there's only one of us knows any law in this firm and that's me. And there's only one of us has done full days work in the last ten years and that's me, too.
 Year after year = office boy, clerk, partner-have I worked at building up this firm. What do they call it in the town? Canes. What do the farmers call it when they come in about their mort gages? Canes. MT. Quentin and MT Lodely, oh, they're gentlefolk, they have private means, they live out on Upper Mallard hill. The only one that needs to earn his fees is Cane, he lives above the premises, he's worked himself up from lord knows what!"
 Well? Well? What of all this? If Quentin and I don't need to sit boring over deeds and conveyanc- es, why should we? We've thrown every farthing of our private in comes into the pot and if it isn't enough to save us from ruin, what more can we do?"
 You can refrain from twisting the blame on that it lays at my door You can remember that from the first I was reluctant for us to take the course we did and from the first you've over-rode me-yan and MT. Quentin. And you can get out of my house"
 Mrs. Cane gulped and held on to the arms of her chair. She waited for the crash of MT Lodely flinging himself upon her poor James. But the crash did not come. There was moments ter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-01-10

committees at work to see whether there can be consultations with in the Navy or between the War and Navy Departments to effect economies. The findings of these groups will be laid before the new President.
 Likewise there will be demands from some for an entirely new kind of Navy Representative Me Clintic of Oklahoma ranking Dem ocrat on the House Naval com mittee is in that group. He has sought for years to replace "slow and unwieldy battleships with mod ern naval craft-airships and air planes and airplane carriers" and last year introduced a bill to abol- ish battleshipS.
 Every Ship Carrier
 He would have every vessel in the Navy even the destroyers and so constructed that it could carry at least one airplane.
 The last construction program by Congress was made law on February 13, 1929, just be- fore MT. Hoover took office. It the construction of an airplane carrier and fifteen cruis- ec which nom arc hnipU porp,lat ed.
 In February two years later, Congress authorized modernization of three old battleships-the Ida ho, Mississippi and New Mexico. Work is progressing on the latter two but the Idaho, torn to pieces, now is in drydock waiting for more money.
 Those on both sides of the naval building program say they have