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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
GRONINGEN

Miss Ida Peterson returned to her
home at Pine City Tuesday, after
spending the past two months at the
Earl lombard home.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and son, Bobby,
of Hinckley, visited with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Erickson over the
weekend.
Ben Nelson accompanied Albert
Haglin to Duluth Tuesday.
Miss Helen Peterson of Pine City,
is staying at the E. Bombard home
and attending high school in Sand
stone.
School opened Tuesday with twenty
five pupils in attendance.
Willard Nelson spent Sunday and
Monday in Minneapolis attending the
State fair, and visiting at the H. Evjen
home.
Mrs. A. C. Haglin and three chill
dren accompanied her husband back
to Duluth Monday, after spending a
week at their farm home here.
Church services will be held Sun
day evening, Sept. 9, at 8 o'clock.
All are welcome.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Fred Ziegler on Thurs
day, Sept. IS. You are welcome.
School started Tuesday morning
with Clarence Postma of Sandstone,
as the teacher for this term.
Willard Nelson attended the State
fair Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
BACK in PRINT

Earle Brown and Herbert Hoover
broke into print this week after long
silence.
Browns horses did we'll at the state
fair. You remember his Belgians be-
came famous in the state campaign
of 1882. But with the former presi-
dent it is more serious. Mr.. Hoover
is concerned about the dark clouds
lowering over us and the danger of
loss of personal liberty.
Jobs to the unemployed again and
there would be less need for all this
talk about the loss of personal liberty.
Patriots tell us we should all learn to
memorize the constitution and GER
tainly it would be well for all to
know and understand the constitution
but we cannot get away from the fact
that to the mass of the people some
sense of security is the most impor-
tant. They are not so concerned
about the identical wording of the
constitution, for we have heard of its
being interpreted differently even by
the keenest minds. The masses want
work. Provide work and nine-tenths
of our troubles will be removed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
HAY CREEK
Near Markville)

The Hay Creek Birthday club met
at Joe Chatelle's to help Olga Ander-
son and Mrs Tilda Lawson celebrate
their birthdays and also gave, a well
come party for Mr.. and Mrs. George
Rood. Five hundred was played at
two tables and cinch was also played,
while the others visited. At 1870
very delicious lunch was served, con-
sisting of sandwiches, coffee, cakes,
and salad, after which everyone left
wishing Olga and Tilda many happy
returns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stinhouse have moved
into their new home. They called at
Joe Chatelles Monday on business.
Those who were in Askov last week
were Harold Derby on Thursday, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Breezley and Mrs. Cha
telle Friday, Ed Cooper, Bill Thomp-
son and two other neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Elliott were in
Askov recently to see the doctor.
Mrs. Seifkas is not so we'll now.
Mrs. John Anderson is getting along
fine. She attended the birthday party.
Alice Derby was called at Mrs. Joe
Chatelle's one day last week. Harold,
Elizabeth and Hazel were in Sand
stone last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Calvin and little
Marie called at the Derby home Last
Thursday on business.
The farmers have started their fall
blowing in this neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Rydberg visited
with Arthur Elliott Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Shew and Willis Seifkas
attended the wedding dance given at
Duxbury Saturday.
Arthur Bjork called at the CCC
camp Friday.
Mr.. Benson and Bill Chapman called
at Joe Chatelle's Saturday.
Albin Bjork has been i'll with the
stomach flu for over a week. Joe
Chatelle had an attack Saturday and
Sunday but is we'll at this writing.
John Enders called at Francis
Gathright's Sunday.
A. H. Miller visited with George
Rood Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
SERVICE TO ALL

''To the victor belongs the spoils"
is an old political saying that has
been carried out too long and too
strong, and to the detriment of po-
litical parties if they are to serve
the people best.
Much may be said for it but more
against it. Certainly political party
selecting appointees for the various
positions who are bitterly opposed to
the party and who work against it
appointees who will not cooperate and
who frown upon the heads of the po-
litical party that gave them their
jobs. But it is quite another thing
for a political party which enters
into power to fire right and left and
to entirely disrupt and disorganize
various departments.
Ordinarily a road engineer is in
terested first in his work. If he en-
joys his profession he takes pride
in his work. Politics is usually very
secondary to him, in many cases the
professional man takes little interest
in it. He is not much concerned
about who is governor, he is inter-
ested in his work and likes to serve
in that capacity. Therefore it would
be better if such positions were more
on a civil service basis with less
politics.
On the other hand if a Republican,
Democrat, and Farmer-Labor1te
seek the same appointive position,
all are equally we'll fitted for the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
NOT so UTOPIAN

1t is with mixed feelings that the
nomination of Upton Sinclair for gov
ernor of California on the Democratic
ticket. 1t was also amusing if not
pathetic that a reactionary daily
newspaper bemoaned the fact that
folks would vote for Sinclair when he
came out with slogan 80 utopian'
as to END Poverty in California"
The ending of poverty will not be
attained in a day or year, and it may
be something of a campaign slogan to
gain votes, though we have no doubt
of the sincerity of purpose by the can
didate who used that slogan.
To sit back and smile or even
laugh at those who desire and work
for the elimination of poverty is not
going to help matters any. In fact
if we do not all put our shoulders to
the wheel it only postpones the day
when the slums and want and suf-
fering on account of poverty will be
a thing of the past.
There is much can be done if we
want to do it. If we are Indifferent
and don't care things will drift along
and certainly not improve. The folks
in the slums and others in poverty
are human beings. They have their
desires, their lOngings, and their
heartaches. Those of us who are
still so to say ION top" and comfort
a hla iUht lapd Como thOI1 uhfc and
actions in behalf of the less fortunate.
We are our brothers keeper.
With less greed it would not be so
utopian to end poverty. When greed
develops to the, extent where it means
monopoly and control it must be
bridled, or the bridling should be done
before it gets out of control.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06

job, and the Farmer-Labor party is
in the harness. it is only natural that
the appointment should go to the
Farmer-Laborite. He has voted and
worked for the success of the party
and chances are that he will give
better cooperation to his superiOrs.
1t seems only reasonable that ap-
pointments on that basis should be
given to men and women of whatever
political party is in power. But for
any one to think that men and women
of only one certain political party
possess the brains and ability to fill
all the positions is ridiculous.
The wholesale change of all ap-
pointentS as soon as another political
party g1ts into power is not whole
some. Old parties have been crit
icised for it and if new political
parties follow suit they will be no
better in that respect. ITO the vic
tor belongs the spoils" can easily be
ov-rdone. 1t is fine for the "ips"
but bad for the "outs," and all have
to live. And how "ins" and "Outs'
do change about. 1t brings to mind
the World war incident when Gear
Nicholas wrote Kaiser Wilhelm that
it is tough to one day be seated on
the throne and the next day b. thrown
on your seat"
If a political party degenerates to
where it is a job seeking society
a patronage affair-then it is sur to
fall. A new political party, especi-
ally, must guard against that. Its
program must be something higher
and nobler than jobs to the faithful,
the insiders. 1t must have much
broader outlook-the welfare of all,
as much as possible, must be the
goal. Time and energy can and must
be expended to much better advan-
tage than to look for jobs for the in
siders and those who are crowding
for them.
The same criticism may be laid
at the door of the individual voter
and worker who jumps on the band
wagon with a new political party
just to get a job. If it is not the
platform, the principles and the pro-
gram that have enveloped the inter-
est and hope of the voter, but he
simply votes and works for the rev
party because he thinks that will be
his chance for a political job then
his motive is a selfish one, and he is
the kind who will flop over to an
other party just as soon as the other
party's chances of success look better.
Patronage politics can easily be
carried too far and therefore more
civil service would be better. Too
many are job-minded but that may
be expected more in times like these.
The political party that tries to serve
all will serve best. 1t must not be
pie counter, but party of policies
and service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
LECTURER WILL BRING
PICTURE TO ASKOV

The Workers & Farmers Co-opera-
tive Unity Alliance and the National
Committee of the United Farmers
League have jointly organized the lee
ture and motion picture circuit which
will come to the Askov d. B. S. hall
at p. m. on Wednesday, Sept. II,
under auspices of the local Farmers
Holiday unit.
1t promises to be a most instructive
affair. Mr.. Kuusisto, who accompa-
MES the circuit as a lecturer, is a
young American who has risen out
of the struggles of the workers and
farmers in the Central States. AL
though young, he has had years of
experience especially in educational
work. He will deliver talks on vital,
timely topics. Also prominent local
leaders of the workers and farmers
are allotted time during the affair
to take up with the people local prob
lens.
The motion picture which will be
shown is all talking with English
dialogue based on the world famous
novel, Mother" by Maxim Cork,
without question the greatest writer
of contemporary literature. In this
epic of the screen you will hear and
see the echoes of the Russian Revo-
luton directed by the Master of Cine
matte Art of the U. S. S. r., Pudovkin.
Mother" is a powerful, dramatic
81 0rI0
flee. Maxim Gordi, famous for his
understanding of humanity, has never
written a more piercing tale of human
lives caught in the stress of elemental
emotions. Pudovkin, the great direc-
tor, with the collaboration of some
of Russia's greatest film actors, has
turned Gorki's masterpiece of litera-
ture into a masterpiece of the Cine
ma. Critics of London, Paris and
New York have seen it and invariably
greeted it with thunderous applause.
The circuit has been organized
jointly by the United Farmers League
and the Workers & Farmers Corpora
tive Unity Alliance and their local
organizations as benefit affair.
Fifty per cent of the net proceeds
will go into the organization fund of
the United Farmers League and fifty
per cent to the Course Fund of the
Workers & Farmers Cooperative
Unity Alliance.
"The Literary Digest" in its June
18th issue characterizes the picture
as an "Outstanding Film" and gives
it four AS. (AAAA).
See the ad elsewhere in this issue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
NOT NATIONALITY

The nationality talk-that a can
a certain nationality in order to be
elected-has run its course and it is
about time that it was laughed out
of court.
Minnesota has become known as a
Scandinavian state and therefore
some folks will still argue that a
person must have a Scandinavian
name, that his name must end in
''son" in order for him to be elected
tosa high state office.
History proves something different.
Time and again candidates with other
than Scandinavian names have been
elected to office. 1t is not so long
since Hammond was governor. Going
back a little farther there was Van
SAINT, Clough and others.
And by the way there are more Ger
man voters in Minnesota than voters
of Swedish ancestry. All Americans
too.
The platform that the candidate
campaigns upon, the program that he
past. what he has championed and
what he is. is of much more i'm
portance than his name.
That the name has some bearing
upon the vote can of course not be
disputed, but to say that only man
whose name ends in son" can make
the grade is ridiculous and slap in
the face of the voters.
Folks of all nationalities have some
pride in ancestry and if they did not
would likely not be as good citizens
in the land of their adoption. There
fore if a Swede or a Norwegian voter
goes to the polls and is not familiar
with the candidates, does not know
their program and what they stand
for, he is very apt to cast his ballot
for the man whose name is familiar
to him. The same may be said of a
German, Pole, Jew, Czecho-Slovakian
Hungarian, Italian, and so on. That
type of voting however constitutes a
very small percentage of the total.
There are plenty evidences of Scan
dinavians voting for Germans and
Germans voting Tor ScandlnaVlanS,
and so on vice versa and all up and
down the line in all nationalities.
Most of the voters cast their choice
for party and program.
Nationality, religion and creed
should not be mixed with politics and
government, and talk about it brings
smile. 1t brings to mind the little
paragraph in a Minnesota rural news
paper last week in which the editor
likely extended himsef to be humor-
GUS when he wrote:
THE Republican party in Mime
sofa is trying hard to hold the Scotch
vote in this state. They replaced Re-
publican State Chairman Mcmillan
with Chairman McCabe."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
HINCKLEY LUTHERAN PARISH
Reuben Johnson, Pastor.

L
There were over two hundred peO-
pie who attended the examination Fri
day evening and the confirmation and
baptism service Sunday when five
adults were baptized and a class of
twenty-One were confirmed. We
thank you for your interest in these
young people and hope that your in
terest and prayers will not cease now
after confirmation.
Next Sunday Rev. Nels Benson from
Winter, Wis, returned missionary
from China will be here and lead you
in worship. Kindly come out and
hear him and become acquainted with
him. Services will be as follows: Dell
Grove, $3.50 a. m; Hinckley, II a. M;
Cloverdale, p. m. GrOningen is in
vited to worship with Dell Grove in
the morning. Services will be held in
GrOningen at p. m.
The Groningen Ladies' Aid meets
Thursday, Sept. 13.
The Hinckley Luther League meets
Sept. 10, at 8 p. m.
At this time we especially welcome
the teachers of our local schools.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
GIVES HOLIDAY INFORMATION

Editor Askov American:
The Farmers Holiday Association
is notifying the townships of electing
office in it's work, this must be done
before September II, or the men will
be appointed by that office; do this
now and send names to Drouth Relief
office, Pine City.
There will be a state annual meet
ing of the Farmers Holiday Associa-
tion in October and all township units
should hold meetings now and if they
have anything to bring up to the state
meeting they must submit the same to
our regular county meeting on the
last Friday in September.
All those selling the Holiday News
are requested to charge cents a
copy as ruled by last regular meeting.
The county grievance committee of
the Holiday Association is acting as
advisory committee for those who may
wish to file under the Frazier-Lemke
bankruptcy law. No grievances will
be taken care of from non-members.
Join now, don't wait until you get
into trouble; however, be prepared to
pay your 81 when you call on us. This
is yearly dues and divided as follows
SO cents to state; 25 cents to national;
10 cents to county; and Is cents to
township organization.
We beg to apologize to those who
came to hear the lady speaker. For
some reason she did not come, but we
will try to have one at next regular
meeting.
H. SANDELL, Sec.
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them back in power. They don't un-
derstand that they are through for
ever. that life is real, that under
meath the surface of human fOllies.
mistakes and pretense lies an under
bed of real things. They don't UNI
derstand that mankind will progress
and go forward even if it is some
times necessary to dissillusion to de-
stroy those things which for time
were considered infallible, but which
have been found wanting in the cru
cial test of the welfare of the whole.
There are people yet who think
that it is possible to revert to the
past and that reasonable amount
of comfort could be obtained thereby
for the masses. But on the whole
those who hold financial power which
means the power of human material
welfare don't care. They will con-
cede nothing and expect to retain
their power through political man.
ipulation. No matter what happens
their welfare is paramount.
In the two years l spent in France,
I came in contact with number OF
French officers of the old school. /
was impressed with their respect for
the rights of the underdog-as we'll
as their power-they remembered the
French Revolution and they did not
relish recurrence. The English
were the same; they remembered
vaguely Cromwell, Italy, Germany and
Russia have at various times had
realistic illustrations of what the
masses can do. Here in the United
States we have no such background.
Some of our grating rich think they
can get away with everything. Now
is the time through progressive leg
islatiOn to show them our power and
to so prevent any repetition of the
history of the illfated countries who
would not learn. The whole thing
can be summed up in the answer of
the queen of Louis the 18th of France,
who on being told that the people
were starving on account Of lack of
bread-answered: "Why don't they
eat cake?" This idea later on was
the cause CT hers and her husbands
head being separated from their
bodies prematurely, by what is known
in France as the guillotine. We do
not want anything like that here
that's why it's necessary to do some
thing progressively now, before its
too late.
S. ]. SIMONSEN.
Askov, Mimi, Sept. 2, 1884.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
BRAHAM FAIR TO
OPEN NEXT WEEK

The annual three day Free fair
day with entry day to be followed
with two days of exhibition of farm
products from the community together
with programs of entertainment,
sports and amusements, day and
night.
Invitations to speak have been ex-
tended to Governor Floyd B. Olson,
John E. Regain, the Democratic cam
didate for governor, ]. H. Hay of the
Department of Agriculture, and Dan
Wallace, editor of the Farmer. The
speaking part of the program will be
held in Highway Park to start at one
o'clock with musical selections by the
Braham band. Special sports events
will follow at the ball park.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve
nings, varied entertainment programs
are scheduled for the auditorium.
Amateur talent from the community
and high class professional acts will
be used both Thursday and Friday
evenings. For these two programs
which will feature entirely different
talent each evening, the admission
price will be kept at the usual pop
ular prices of ten cents. Saturday
evening, the famous Utica Jubilee
Singers will give program for
which, because of the special enter
tainment, the price will be changed to
fifteen cents. These colored singers
come here from Mississippi and will
leave in February for a round-the-
world tour and third extensive tour
of Europe, to be gone a year and
half.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

Hfnckley-Samuel Eccles, IA year
resident of this community, passed
away on August 81. He is survived
by his wife and nine children. Burial
was made in the Hinckley cemetery.
Pine City-Matt Poferl lis again rep
resenting Pine county at the State
Fair where he has carried the colors
of this county high in the awards for
several years.
Pine City-Battery Els detail which
has been on duty in Minneapolis for
40 days during the truck strike, re-
turned home last week with it's
trucks. The detail contained ten men
and one officer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
SANDSTONE

Miss Irene Lawson and Gust joan
son were married in Pine City Sat-
urday. Miss Lawson is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lawson and Mr..
Johnson is a son of Mrs. Anna John
son, all residing here. Mr.. Johnson
is operating a cream station here and
the happy couple will make this their
home. They have the we'll wishes of
a large circle of friends for happy
welded life.
Sandstone will stage harvest fair
Saturday, Sept. Is, all day. Starting
with a street parade in the forenoon
and completing with a sports and
market day auction, free movie
show, ETC., in the afternoon. Every
body should attend this get-together
fair day in Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
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 If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
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st. Pauls Luth. Church, Willow River.

Rev. H. Sporleder, pastor.
Church service at $50 a. M; sub
ject, "My Belief in the Forgiveness Of
Sins" Sunday school at 1915 A. m.
Mrs. Gus Overbecke will entertain the
Ladies' Aid Friday, Sept IA.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
SANDSTONE BIBLE CHURCH

90 Sunday services September Sum
day school, 10 a. m, all ages; morning
worship II a. M, subject: Christ, In
the Midst.
Evangelistic service p. m. Come
and hear the simple gospel news; &C.
cordian duets and special singing;
subject, The Great Fall.
Tuesday, s p. m, Senior c. E.
Wednesday, p. m, prayer meeting.
Saturday, p. M, Junior G. E.
Therefore if any man be in Christ
he is new creature, old things are
passed away, behold, all things are
become new. 2 Cor 5:17
REV. r. DEURSEN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06

1t is because of monOpolies which
we permit and create, and advantages
which we give to one man over an
other, that some are tramps, and some
are millionaires.-Henr George.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-06
THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1884

Glen West left week ago for Jen-
kins, where he is employed.
Ben Nelson accompanied Albert
Haglin to Duluth Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Morley and
daughter, Doris, of Minneapolis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bloom were din
ner guests at the John Bloom home
Sunday.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
McLenan, CP
Nominee Has
StrongRecord

SEATTLE, Oct. 25-"Why don't
you reds go back to Russian" is
an embarrassing question for vi
gilantes to ask Communist Party
election candidates, as Commun-
list candidates have labor records
for defense of American consti.
tutional rights that would credit
Jefferson, Lincoln and Tom
Brown.
c. d. McLennan, Communist
Party candidate for state legis-
lature from district "a, has a
typical Red Russian" record:
Born in California. Marched
to Washington in Coxey's army
in 1894. Led an unemployed ar
my to Washington in 1914 and
spoke from the capitol steps. In
1916 was on Steamer Verona in
Everett massacre.
Was vice-president of Seattle
LILA local 1912, and presided at
the special meeting that called
strike on the Steamer Delight
tor shipping munitions to be
used against the Soviet Union.
At present a member of the
Downtown Local, UCL, and still
champion of working class rights
and fighter for a decent stand
ard of living for the workers.