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Askov American., 1934-02-01
STILL PROTESTING

Senator A. J. Rockne of Zumbrota,
going. There was a time when he
was powerful in the State Senate,
but that time is past. AS chairman
of the Finance committee other men,
bers bowed to him to get the apprO-
priations they desired for their dis
tricts or the state, but not SO in
the last special session of the Legis-
lature. 1t will be remembered how
bitterly he fought the administra-
tion measure for S5,000,OOO state
fund for work and direct relief. but
lost out. Governor OlsOn's wishes
were carried through.
To top this the Goodhue county
commissioners passed resolution
asking for a $4,000 appropriation
from the $5,0OO,OOO fund for a road
in Senator Rockne's own county lead
ing to the Mineral Springs Sanator-
ium for tuberculosis, six-county in
stitution. Senator Rockne is protest
ing the appropriation, one of his ar
guments against it being that he
deems it unconstitutional.
The first request for funds from
the S5,0O0,000 program thus came
from the county of the legislator
most bitterly opposed to the state
creating work and rendering direct
aid where necessary. Politicians
have their rise and fall.
Askov American., 1934-02-01

months as our reward. If the rest
of society thinks it's fair, they should
be ashamed to look we farmers in
the face. And if you figured it right
down, it's the farmer and laboring
classes that are paying for the whole
bill, either directly or indirectly
through taxation, and the most of it
comes out of the soil.
| agree with A. w. Carlson of Stur-
geon Lake, about the country roads
should be kept open during the win
ter months. And the past history of
humanity tells us that the roads are
lined with tombstOnes of dead gov
ernments who failed to protect it's
humble workers. Therefore a govern
ment is no better than its humble
worker. | would suggest this in re-
CARDS to keeping the roads clear of
snow during the winter months that
the town boards see to it that the
rubbish is kept off the road between
both bitches which can be done with
a moving machine towards fall, and
then put a wing on the portable grad
ers which can easily be done at
small cost. Then use the same patrol
for removing the snow; start to re-
move it when two or more inches fall
and every time thereafter when a
snow falls. BY SO doing, one team can
do it and put it way out in the bitches.
But if they wait until it gets a foot
or so deep, then of course it's hard
to move it. And the cost thereof
should be paid by the county as a
whole, because it is for the benefit
of everybody who uses the roads. l
would like to hear from others in
regards to the same.
LAURENCE v. UBL.
Route 1, Hinckley, Minn.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
HARD TO PICK OPPONENT

Political leaders and writer's in
opposing camps are busy these days
trying to pick an opponent for Gov
But it is difficult to get outstanding
men to go in for the trimming.
Representative Albert Pfaender of
New Ulm, chairman of the Appropri-
ations committee of the House in the
last Minnesota legislative session, has
announced himself as a receptive
candidate for endorsement for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket.
Some of the Democratic weekly news
papers out his way have given him
personal boosts.
A few weeks ago the Princeton
Union, a conservative Republican
newspaper, announced that Governor
Olson is unbeatable for third term.
The Renville Star-Farmer does not
agree, but sees the possibility of
Pfaender as a fusion candidate, re-
CARDS Theodore Christianson as an
ideal candidate and thinks Ludwig
l. Roe of MOntevideo, would poll a
heavy support.
Theodore Christianson likely got
all he wanted of Olson in the closing
hours of the 1881 campaign in the
snappy radio debate, which is still
remembered by many. No danger of
the congressman taking up battle
with the governor. Once the fingers
are burned they usually stay away.
And then there was that cOterie of
ten leading conservatives in the state
challenged to debate by Governor Oh
son in the 1882 campaign. They were
greatly silenced and there is no talk
of any of them becoming candidates
for governor in 1884.
There is wide difference between
taking up debate with an opponent
on the public platform, and engaging
in whispering or hiring others to do
the whispering. But even that whis-
pering has been silenced to a great
extent. Character assassins in the
end usually get what they deserve
and that is the cold shoulder.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
STOMACH RULES MORE THAN
MIND
(Mille Lacs County Times)


EvOlutionists claim that human be-
ings, as we'll as all animate beings,
are merely stomach with a highly
developed organism for feeding it..
And maybe that's the reason that hui
man beings are always so interested
in anything that is to go into their
stomach. The people of the nation
voted to repeal the 18th amendment
with a whoop, and the people of the
states are now rushing through laws
to make it possible to fill the demands
of the stomach for intoxicating drinks.
And just take the contrast of the
rush to get liquor to supply the desire
of the stomach with the tardiness of
the people in passing an amendment
to prohibit child labor in the sweat
shops and factories of the world For
over fifteen years the movement to do
away with child labor has been agi-
tated, and still enough states have
not been secured to pass this salutary
law to do away with the abuse of
little children. The child labor law
is a product of the mind and brain,
and is thus much slower of getting
recognition from the people, than the
demands of the stomach for something
to drink that will make them dizzy.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
IN THE NATURAL STATE

Canned goods and other manufac-
tured food articles are often pictured
as being so and so good for the hu-
man body, containing tissue and bone
building qualities, with their vitamins
A, B, G, and so on. All this is
brushed aside by we'll known doctor,
when he writes:
The hard-headed citizen needs to
be reassured from time to time that
natural foods, meats, fish, fowl game,
milk, eggs, vegetables, fruits, cereals,
in their natural state, that is, fresh
and undoctored or unrefined, in short,
foods eaten as they grow and not
manufactured things, provide all the
vitamins, mineral elements, nourish-
ment, health and strength the body
needs"
Askov American., 1934-02-01

and the victim is safely at home. BY
that time the bandits have made
good their escape.
Few crimes fall lower in the scale
of evil than kidnapping. 1t is das-
tardly and revolving business, al
though apparently highly profitable
and, to the lasting shame of our pO-
lice system and methods, increasing
ly alluring. Shocked and indignant,
the public demands protection. 1t
wants the criminals caught and sum-
marily dealt with. 1t properly be-
lieves the thoroughfares of it's cities
should be made safe from the rapa-
city of the underworld. 1t would
safeguard men and women and chill
dren in their rightful pursuit of hap
piness. These aims are a common
desire of everyone, yet we are rudely
reminded by such incidents as the
Bremen abduction in st. Paul last
week that they are far from achieve
ment, if they are not, indeed, even
more remote today than they were
ten or twenty years ago.
How can society win the contest
against the cunning of those who
prey upon it? That contest can be
gorilla measures that Governor Rolph
of California condones, but a war
that will enlist every citizen as a
vigilant and alert volunteer in de-
fense of his home, his property, his
liberty, even his life; that will make
the courts, the law,-efficient, honest
stern and courageous; that will con-
tinue to seek to eliminate the causes
of crime and wipe out its allure
mentS and its comparative safety. We
heard much about preparedness dur
ing the late war, and we still hear
| that preparedness is the best way to
prevent those encroachmentS by law
less nations which lead to war. That
theory is more applicable to the prob
| lem of crime than to the relations
among nations. 1t is a wOeful and
distressing fact that the average COM
munity, big and little, does not have
adequate facilities either to prevent
the plundering of its citizens or to
conduct successful punitive expedi-
tions against common enemy. The
time is past when halfway measures
| will win the war on crime. Supple
menting adequate and honest police
departments in every municipality
and county in the state, Minnesota
needs well-trained state police force
that will help prevent major crime
as we'll as make less easy the avenues
of escape.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
DEADLY STUPIDITY

After witnessing Noel Coward's
movie, "Cavalcade," Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, the presidents wife. had
come out of it considering the utter
futility of human experience"
"How deadly stupid We are that
we can study history and live through
what we live through, and compla-
Gently allow the same causes to put
us through the same thing again.
she exclaimed.
IF we are as stupid as that we
deserve to commit suicide as we
will"
Il believe any one who thinks. must
think of the next war as they would
of suicide" she said.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
ize, the outlets for our surplus agri-
cultural products has been steadily

ize, the outlets for our surplus agri-
shrinking.
Until the nations of the world re-
sumo their old policies of free ex-
change Of commodities, subject only
to tariffs which will equalize cost of
production as between them, it is the
manifest duty of the United States to
restrict it's production to our domestic
needs, and to import only such COM
mOdities as we cannot produce our
selves. But that is easier said than
done. We cannot buy without selling.
We think the steps which are being
taken to reopen certain foreign mar
kets are, in the long run, likely to be
more beneficial than the marrow pol
icy of self-containment; but we must
be sure that, when we open the door
to the goods of any foreign nation,
that nation will take enough of our
own goods to strike a balance.
France is a perfect example of a
self-cOntained nation, but when it
found it could not export its wines to
America as freely as it wanted to, it
was ready enough to agree to lower
it's tariff barriers on certain Amer
lean products. The result of the
recognition of Russia should be SIM
liar freedom of exchange. Russia has
many things that We need and do not
produce, such as manganese ore, but
Russia must be prepared to buy our
goods with the money we pay for hers,
We think the equalization and sta
bilization of the worlds currency sys-
TENS, on some new standard, will GO
long way to break down interna-
tional trade barriers and restore the
free flow of commerce, without which
no nation can realize its full posi-
bilities of prosperity.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
HOME INFLUENCE

A newspaper clipping contain
ing most excellent thoughts on
the building of home and char
acter was sent to the AskOv
American from an interested
reader. The article brings out
that the home is the seminary
of all other institutions. The
writer is not known, but the arti-
Gle is passed on herewith:
What religious training in the
home did for ancient Israel, it will
do for America, or any other ma
tion. The strength of a nation is in
the intelligent and well-ordered
homes of the people.
We are much concerned today with
the moral rehabilitation of America
The task before us is to make people
honest and upright. The way to ac-
complish this end is through the
teaching of religion, for religion is
the mother of Righteousness. We may
teach religion in church, but the
best place to teach it is in the home
Home is the chief school of religious
truth and moral virtues, the sem
mary of all other institutions.
A nation never rises to a higher
moral level than the moral level OF
its homes. If we are to have a better
America, we must have better homes
And if we are to have better homes
there must be created a better re-
~ n
parents must have a deeper sense
of their responsibility for the spirit
ual training of their children. The
greatest need in America today is a
revival of old-fashioned religious
teaching in the home.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
FOR SNOW FLOWING in COUNTY

Editor Askov American:
l trust that you will give space in
your paper for the following to the
Honorable Board of Pine County Com
missioners and township boards.
Neighbors and friends, l want to
say to you this: Is it fair that we
farmers of Pine county either have
to plow the roads clear of snow our
selves in the winter months, or wade
through it as best we can? In the
first place we farmers are paying
licenses on our cars or trucks and
also our gasoline taxes the same as
the rest of our sO-called business men
or traders of commodities, who are
getting the roads kept open through
federal and state aids. And in
the second place, the old livery barns
are something of the past, and sup
posing that we need doctor, like it
often happens during the winter
months. The only means of travel a
doctor has is his car and as it is he
is unable to get out in the country.
Some of us out in the country could
die for the lack of medical treatment
before a doctor can reach us in some
cases. Does that look like a fair
deal? To fair-minded person or not?
And in the third place l ask you who
built the towns and produced the
wealth of the nation, the farmers
are doing better than fifty percent of
it, and are giving to society the food,
clothing, and comforts of life through
their toll and sweat of their brows,
regardless of what it is now.
l suppose therefore we should wade
through the snow in the winter
Askov American., 1934-02-01
TOO LATE FOR HALFWAY
MEASURES
(The NOrthfield NeWs)

Another sensational kidnapping in
ST. Paul brings to shocked public
consciousness a renewal of the sense
of menace to civilized society from an
underworld that has grown brazen
and resourceful as it has employed
the facilities of modern life to it's
own complete advantage. That a
citizen while following his lawful pur-
suits could be taken prisoner in
broad daylight ON leading thoro-
fare of any American city is shock
ing enough, but the necessity to which
the victims family is put in carrying
on private negotiations with the kid
nappers, while literally begging the
police to keep their distance until the
rescue is effected, outrages every
sense of order and decency. The COM
munity, with an innocent life as the
threatened forfeit for failure to pay
or jeopardy of the criminals chance
of escape, is practically helpless. 1t
must wait until the ransom is paid
Askov American., 1934-02-01
NOT ENTIRELY FORGOTTEN
(Eveleth Clarion)

1t is about time that someone had
a good word for the man who has
tried to meet his creditors with pay
ment, who pays his taxes, who has a
house and home, who takes care of
his own and who, when he dies,
leaves enough money to pay for cof-
fin. His credit is good at the stores
and he is never seen at the police
headquarters. He is a good provider,
and when times are bad he wears his
last years clothes. He has low
priced automobile, which he cares for
and drives himself. He buys motor
oil in five gallon cans and is able to
drain the crank case. He always
votes at election. He is really the
forgotten man." except, to be sure,
by death and taxes.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Mile Laos County Times)

A. c. Townley is touring Minnesota
lecturing on the need of more local
Industries in the state to use up the
products of the farmers. He presents
the sensible proposition that the pro-
ducts of the state should be finished
and manufactured ready for use in the
state instead of shipping them down
to some eastern state and then buy
ing back the finished product at a
high price, besides paying for trans
portation both ways. This idea is
nothing but sound common sense, and
is similar to the plan adopted by Ma
hatmi Ghandi in India which pro-
duced a revolution in industry in that
country. Minnesota hides should be
turned into Minnesota shoes right
here. Minnesota wheat should be
turned into flour in small mills in 10
cal communities for hCme supply.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
DRIVERS LICENSE SYSTEM o. Il.
GOng Prairie Ieader)

While there is some complaint about
having to get an auto drivers license,
there is much that can be said for the
system and without doubt it is here
to stay. There must be some way to
keep track of auto drivers if there is
to be safety on the highways and
there must be some conditions to be
met before any Tom, Dick or Harry
can get into car and begin using the
highways. Cars are more powerful
than they formerly were and are
faster. There are more of them. Dan
gers from careless or ignorant driving
are greatly increased. The present
license requirements are not strict,
but they form the basis for checking
up on accidents. AS such the sys-
TEN makes a good start. Everybody
should cooperate to make it a sue
cess.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

BerOun-Funeral services were con-
Quoted for Mrs. Mary Kub at st. JOS
eph's church here Monday morning,
Jan. %. Burial was made in Calvary
cemetery. Mrs. Kub was born in BO-
hemia 80 years ago and had been a
resident of the Beroun community for
the past SO years.
Greeley-The Royal Cooperative
Creamery held it's annual meeting at
the Greeley school house Saturday,
Jan. 20. The creamery made 81, ,219.S5
pounds of butter during the year and
paid an average of 23.13 cents. The
volume of cream received was less
but the price averaged about cent
higher per pound.
Askov American., 1934-02-01

LeCenter Leader: The American
Federation of Labor reports an in
crease in employment of 100000 dur
ing the past year. The most vital
need for recovery is jobs for the
American people and every effort is
being made by the President and the
Democratic administration to put men
back to work. Increased employment
in turn will bring more consumption
Of farm products and eventually,
though too slowly, will improve con-
ditiOns for the farmer.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
SALUTES MRS. OLESEN
1.-THE Northfield News)

Mrs. Anna Dickie O1esen, able. pa
triotic, and gracious Northfield citizen,
whose appointment as state director
of the National Emergency Council
is a deserving recognition,-fo the
challenging opportunity and the great
responsibility that have come to her,
and for the spirit of high adventure
in which she enters into them.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
A SELF.CONTAINED NATION
(The Northland Times, Bemidji)

(The NOrthland Times, Bemldu)
In developing a program under
which the United States will be in
dependent of foreign influences upon
our internal domestic economy, the
present administration is taking
line which is almost forced upon it by
the increasing super-nationalism of
the rest of the world. 1t is the fash
ion among nations at present to
make themselves Independent of each
other, or to attempt to do so. AS
result of that nationalistic policy, one
after another of Americas foreign
markets has been cut off so that, as
we have lately had occasion to real
Askov American., 1934-02-01
FARMER-LABOR
PRESS SERVICE
BY HENRY G. TEIGAN

Governor Floyd B. Olson threw a
bomb shell into the camp of his po-
litical enemies last week when he
espoused the cause of Mayor Mahoney
and the Farmer-Labor endorsed candi-
dates in the ST. Paul municipal cam
paign.
The Governors entry into the st. Paul
campaign was accompanied by that of
Attorney General Harry H. Peterson,
who managed Mayor Mahoney's cam
paign two years ago.
The thing that makes the st. Paul
city campaign of so much Importance
! at this time is that the LabOrites have
declared for municipal ownership of
light and power. The proposed NUM-
cipal plant will be approved or re-
jected by the voters of st. Paul at the
primary election on March 6. This
is, | believe the first instance that
this very important issue has been
brought directly before the voters Of
any large city in Minnesota in recent
years. True, the Farmer-LabOrites
have long declared for public owner
ship of public utilities, but up to date
no direct attempt has been made to
establish a publicly-owned plant in
either of the Twin Cities.
Solution in Public Ownership.
! 1t is becoming more obvious each
day that the only solution of the pub
lie utility issue lies in public owner
ship. Students of government and
politics have realized the utter failure
of regulation right from the begin
ming, but now the worker and business
man are equally convinced of this
fact. One of the things that has
given a boost to the cause of public
ownership is the 'Roosevelt-Norris"
program for government operation Of
the huge Muscle-Shoals hydro-electric
plant. This proposal of Senator Nor
ris was fought vigorously and vicious
ly by the power crowd (and vetoed by
Presidents Coolidge and HoOver) but
with the election of President Roose-
welt in November, 1882, the Nebraska
Senator's efforts were crowned with
success.
IIltdtc SOuupdHy hdteS f1ISns
Then, too, it is only too apparent
that the rates of such companies as
the Northern States Power company
are eXtortionately high. The people
of the Twin Cities are today paying
a rate for electric current that is
from 100 to 200 per cent more than
is being charged for similar service
i'll cities having municipality owned
plants. Tacoma, Seattle, Los Angeles,
Winnipeg, and Toronto are typical of
the larger cities owning their own
light and power systems. The rates
in those cities are on the average less
than half of those exacted by the
Northern States Power company in
the cities of Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
Governor Olson and Attorney Cen
eral Peterson deserve credit for going
down the line for the Farmer-LabOr
program in such contests as the one
now in progress in ST. Paul. 1t is
positive proof that these men are not
mere job holders, as were some of
their predecessors, but are responsive
to the needs of the people as we'll as
loyal to their party's pledges, made
prior to their election to office.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)

Springfield Advance Press: While
immigration laws permit 100000 i'm
migrants to enter this country every
year, the number hasn't exceeded
10000 so far this year. The depres-
sion seems to be well advertised
abroad
Askov American., 1934-02-01

Montgomery Messenger: Have you
ever noticed how much old friends are
like the ticking of a clock? You get
SO used to hearing the tick OF the
clock that you rarely notice it-until
it stops. We get used to our old
friends, too So much so that now
and then we assume that everything
is running smoothly, and we forget
to express our appreciation of them
as often as we should.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
BELIEVE 1T OR NOT
american GUARDIAN

We've got the tallest building; the
longest railroads; the fastest trains;
the most fertile soil; the most pro-
ductive farmers, mechanics and ma
chinery; the best government ever
conceived by the minds of mortal
men; we are the smartest people on
earth; live in the richest country on
earth-and haven't got sense enough
to go fishing when there is nothing
else to do but use up what we've got
too much of.
Askov American., 1934-02-01
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 for
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., 1934-02-01

did you hear what Mrs.
said about yOu?" asked one lady of
another at a social. mo, was over
in the other group talking about
her." was the reply.
Askov American., 1934-02-01

rs jazz dying?" asked a citizen
of a student of music. mo, it has
always sounded like that" was the
reply.
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