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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Amer. Tel. & Tel. (9). 109ss
Capital Transit Co. ...... '26
v Wash. 4 y Gas s'fsmeSs'' e. CO. $500: so
Pot. Elec. Power So pfd.. :. 100
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Wash. Ry. 4 Fl. com. o.. 300,
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Har Ry-P c LIST - 80
Hoo Val 4hs'9s..
Houston OIL 6hs'I0.
Hudson Coal So 81. =.
Hud q Man raj So 81.
Hud & Man inc So 81.
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Pub 8 El q @ 4ks'e7
Pure Oil 6hs 81.
Pure Oil 6hs'4o.....
Purity Bak Is '4s....
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FEDERAL LAND BANKS
NEW YORK. December 12 R,.-Federa
Land Bank bonds.

Quotations as of o'clock)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
- Is rst 49, -
SOME HOGS ARE
UP TEN CENTS
Others Steady-TOp Slaughter
Steers and YearlfngS Steady; Bulk
Better VeaIerS S5.50 to $3.50.

tBy y. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
noniics and Minnesota Department of
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, March 10.
1884: Hog trade opened steady to 1OC
higher, better 10 to $50 pound
weights selling at $500 to S4.2O,
heavier weights and medium grades
down to $3.50 or below, better 1870 to
$50 pounds $500 to $500, slaughter
pigs $3.50 to 1925, bulk packing sows
$3.50 to $3.50.
Slaughter steers and yearlings
opened steady, good fed yearlings sell
ling at $5.65 to $500 or more, most
sales $3.50 to $3.50, common down to
1925, beef COWS $2.75 to $3.50, cut
ters and low cutters $3.50 to S2.5O.
better heifers $500 to S5.75, desirable
bulls $2.75 to $500, good to choice
vealers $3.50 to $3.50. some $500,
good to fancy feeder steers S4S5 to
$3.50, most sales $500 to $4.25.
Most fed wooded lambs carried bids
of $S.75 to $S.S5 being held around
$500 still unsold late. A few natives
sold at $3.50 to $8.75, common and
medium grades $3.50 to $500, slaugh-
ter ewes $3.50 to $5.25. small lots ma
tive and Dakota feeding lambs $500
to S7.75.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
State Capitol News
By A. 1. HARRIS

Those who were skeptical of the
possible value of the drivers license
law are rapidly being convinced that
the measure is equipped with an Ell
fective set of teeth. During the first
two weeks that the law was in effect,
several persons had their licenses su-
spended or revoked for drunken or
reckless driving. The courts and en-
fOrcement officers are cooperating to
the fullest extent to make the new
law a success. Every person who now
drives without a license is subject to
arrest.
The meeting of Midwest governors
at Des Moines definitely established,
if such were necessary. that Governor
Olson is the spokesman for Northwest
agriculture. He was so chosen to pre-
sent the case of the farmer before the
authorities at Washington. What
Washington must realize is that the
farmers economic plight must be
solved if we are to return to real
prosperity. Prosperity to the nation
is impossible with the largest group
of it's producers in dire economic
want
The action of Conservation Commits
sioner e. V. Willard in inviting the
conservation officials of bordering
states and the Province of Manitoba,
Canada, for series of conferences on
conservation matters of mutual in
terest is expected to produce uniform
methods in the treatment of common
problems. Lack of uniformity, both
of methods and of laws, has made the
problem of law enforcement in boun-
Diary waters most difficult.
That seven of the big railway COM
panies doing business in Minnesota
have evaded full payment of their
gross earnings tax to the state was
revealed in detail when court action
was started by Harry H. Peterson, At
torney-GeneraL Taxes, statutory pen
alties and interest totalling more than
$1,000,000 is sought in the action.
The operation Of the codes in the
State of Minnesota has placed the
purchasing department Of the state
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
AGE PENSIONS
TURNED DOWN
All ia Applications Re-
jected by Pine County
Commissioners.
Shortage of Funds Given
as Reason for the DraS-
tic Action.

The Pine county board of commits
sioners wound up a busy three days
session late yesterday afternoon, the
most important action taken being
that of turning down all applications
for old age pensions.
Hearings on old age pensions were
held from $3.50 a. m. until p. m.
Monday and at the close of the day
all the applications received to date
total of ia, were rejected. Short
age of funds was given as the reason
for allowing no old age pensions as
yet.
Wages for maintenance men was set
at Csc per hour and 25c per hour for
team for the year 1884.
Contract for corrugated culverts to
be used on state aid and county aid
roads for the year was awarded to the
Wheeling Corrugated Culvert Co. of
Minneapolis, and contract for concrete
culverts was awarded to the Sand
stone Quarries Co.
Contract for gravel hauling and
shovel work was awarded to Albert
Blomberg of Duluth. at unit prices, he
being the low bidder for 1884.
Notice was received from N. w. Els
berg, commissioner of highways, that
Pine county would receive S1O,1S5 for
state aid roads and $4,000 for gas
tax roads during 1884, payable in Au-
gust and next February.
The board. granted dance hall per-
mits to Mrs. Mary Moe, Sandstone;
Duquette Community Association, Du
quette; Shima & Chalupnik, Beroun;
and Dick Ruby and John Schumacher,
Rock Creek.
A Notwithstanding beer license was
granted to Joe Jensen, for his store
near the Ethel pavilion in Rock Creek
township.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
CORN.HOG TIME
LIMIT ANNOUNCED

The dead line for the signing Of
corn-hog contracts has been set for
April 10, says a communication from
the office of DR.. Andrew Boss, assist
ant director in charge of production
control campaign, to the county office
at Pine City. Farmers are, therefore,
urged to make their decision at once
as to whether or not they want 20
come in on the contract government
plan to control production in order
to reduce the hog surplus, and to
bring back hog prices.
Farmers around Sandstone are hav-
ing another chance to sign contracts
Wednesday, March %. An all day
meeting will be held beginning at
10 a. m. and lasting until p. m.
at the Agricultural rooms in the
school. Temporary committeeman
and some one from the county agri-
cultural office will be there to assist.
This will be the last sign-up meet
ing to be held in Sandstone.
A meeting was held in the village
hall in Askov Monday afternoon at
which several from various commun-
tiles Of northern Pine county signed
contracts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
CARLTON COUNTY
SELECTS FARMER
David Z. Anderson, Moose Lake, Re.
cefves Endorsement for Senator
From Farmer-LabOr Group.

David E. Anderson, a prominent
farmer and dairyman at Moose Lake,
was endorsed by the Carlton County
Farmer-Labor Association convention
for the office of state senator from
the 54th district which comprises
Carlton and Aitkin counties. While
no official action has been taken over
in Aitkin county it is understood that
the Farmer-Labor Association men,
bers there are also strong for Mr..
Anderson and are DESTROYS of backing
him to the limit in order to have
progressive representation in the
State Legislature.
About $50 people attended the con-
vention which was held at ClOQuet
and presided over by A. L. Winter
quist of the Esko's Corner school.
The regular county chairman, Frank
Yetka, who is county attorney of
Carlton county, was at Washington
fighting for claims in behalf of the
fire sufferers of 1918 in northern
Minnesota. Rudolph Rautio of Clio
quet, who is secretary of the county
organization, was also secretary of
the convention.
Mr. Anderson, the endorsee for sem
ator, is a man about 40, with family,
and lives on the farm a mile south
of Moose Lake where he was born.
He is president of the Farmers Co
Operative Store, secretary of the
Farmer-Labor club of Moose Lake.
and has long been identified with the
promotion of co-operatives and var
ious farm organizations. Besides be-
ing we'll known in Carlton county he
also is known to many in Aitkin
county, and his friends and boosters
say he will prove strong candidate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
AUDITOR Will
NOT RUN AGAIN
Andrew P. Edin Will Retire
From Office at the End
of Term.
Became Coun ty Auditor
Jan. 1, 1919; Commits
SiOner Before That.

Like bolt out of a clear sky in
local Pine county politics will be the
news that Andrew p Edin, county
auditor for Is years, will not seek re-
election but will retire from the Of
fee at the end of his term, Jan. 1,
1885.
Mr.. Edin made the announcement to
the Askov American last night that
he will not be a candidate for the Of
fee of county auditor this year. His
plans for the future are as yet in
definite, but he may take a short rest
on the home farm, 21a miles southeast
of Sandstone village, when he COM
pletes his term of office next January,
and then await business opportunity.
Mrs. Edin and some of the children
have conducted the farm for the past
16 years while Mr.. Edin has been au-
ditOr. Two of the sons are in the
garage business in Hinckley.
Mr.. Edin succeeded w. H. Hamlin
as county auditor on Jan. 1, 1919, and
has served continuously and efficient
ly since. Previous to that he was
county commissioner from the Third
district for one term of four years and
before that held township and school
offices in the Sandstone community
Only once since his election to the
office of county auditor did Mr.. Edin
return to office without opposition and
that was for the second term, but in
each campaign he has come through
with flying colors. Others have de-
sired his office but events have proven
that he was a man who was hard to
defeat, in fact not defeated to date
Now that he has announced his re-
tirement it is expected that the office
will have several aspirants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

Flushed with pride and a sense of
triumph after having carried through
successful negotiations for treaties
between Italy, Austria and Hungary,
Prime Minister Benito Mussolini last
Sunday addressed five thousand Fas-
cist sub-officers at a meeting in Rome,
and pictured to them their country
of the future-more specifically the
Italy of the early twenty-first GEN.
fury.
That Italy, Ill duce" said, is to
be the leading power of the world:
it is to be the peer of all the great
nations in its glory. ir-
resistable in it's power. But such
greatness cannot be attained unless
it is planned, and Mussolini made it
plain to his auditors that it is the
present generations duty to do the
planning, and pave the way.
Imperialism.
Fraught with potential danger was
his statement that while Italy's flu
ture does not lie to the west and
north, it does lie to the east and
south, that is in Asia and Africa. OF
course, Mussolini does not want to
conquer any territory by force of
arms-at least he said so-but he be-
lieves in what he alphabetically re-
fers to as natural development"
which is simply another way of de-
scribing what is also known as ''penc-
tration."
In such a statement there is danger
because natural development of this
particular kind cannot be expected
without clashes with other powers
interested in Asia and Africa. 1t
is plain Imperialism. And imperial
ism has an ugly habit of developing.
sooner or later. into war. So one
cannot say that the Italian prime
minister's words in this connection
were very reassuring.
Two Death Sentences.
With the International disarmament
movement Mussolini is quite evidently
thoroughly disgusted-for which he
really cannot be blamed: he proceeded
in his speech to pronounce the YER
dict of death on the disarmament
plan because the League of Nations
had so utterly failed in its attempts
to bring about concrete results. To
him, he said. it was very, very OBJ
vious that those powers which have
the biggest ornaments, are in no
mood to disarm, and for that reason
he endorsed the German claim for
larger army-an increase from the
100 900 men allowed by the Versail-
les peace treaty to 100000. So as
not to be misunderstood Mussolini
added that his own country was plan
ming no attack on any other nation
butt must be prepared for any
emergency" This, somehow. sounds
familiar we have heard about it.
even in this country; hear about 1t
right now in a certain section OF the
daily press which is trying to prove
that preparedness in military sense
is the one guaranty of nations con-
CONTINUED on Page b
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
A FARM CODE
is ADVOCATED
Commissioner TrOvatten Wants En-
barge and Price Fixing. He Tells
Dairy Meet at Duluth Tuedsay.

If agriculture is to emerge from
its present intolerable condition, an
agricultural code must be effected
which would place an embargo on
the Importation of agricultural pro-
ducts, lower the rate of interest, scale
down farm Indebtedness, and fix
prices on a basis of the cost of pro-
duction. r. A. Trovatten, Minnesota
Commissioner of Agriculture, Dairy
and Food, told members of the Tri-
State Dairy Congress at Duluth Tues
day. He said that dairy code alone
without provisions for other branches
of agriculture would be of no value.
Commissioner Trovatten said that
the present national administration
is basing its agriculture relief pro-
gram on a basis of the theory that
America produces more agricultural
products than is consumed. He said
that the agricultural importationS
for the year 1888 were in excess of
$50, 900, which he said exceeded
the total amount of exports by a con-
siderable amount.
Trovatten said that it was not the
duty Of farmers to feed all groups
of society with food produced below
the cost of production" adding 'the
agricultural problem was not one of
control of production but control of
marketing"
I'VE are derelict in our duty to ag-
riculture," he said, when we go on
the assumption that industry and
other classes must be adjusted be-
fore agriculture can be prosperous"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
REMOVED TO SANATORIUM

A. M. Challeen, Pine City pioneer,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis at
the Mayo clinic in Rochester three
weeks ago, was taken home Tuesday
and is now resting at the Pokegama
sanatorium. He is still very i'll but
had improved enough so as to be re-
moved to his home community.
William, the seven year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Hamlin of Pine
City, who was dangerously i'll a week
ago is now out of danger and recov-
ering from his operations for appendi-
citis and adhesions. He can take
nOurishment but will have to remain
at the hospital for another two weeks.
Mrs. Hamlin is with him constantly
at the Swedish hospital in Mime
apOlis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
FIELDMAN MOVES TO
PINE COUNTY SEAT

In order to be more centrally To-
Gated to his work, George N. Hanson,
f1eldman for the State Rural Credit
Bureau. is moving from Moose Lake
to Pine City. He will move his fam
lily and household goods to the latter
place Monday and take up residence
there.
The Bureau had 10 districts in its
state set-up but that has been changed
to IL. Mr.. Hanson will continue as
fieldman in District No. 10 but it
has been enlarged to include IL coun-
ties, stretching from the Canadian
border on the north to Hennepin
county on the south, and from the
Mississippi river to the Wisconsin
line, east and west. The headquar-
tiers OF this district are at Cambridge
from where w. F.. Hammargren also
works out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
PINE COUNTY
GETS $50,185
State Allotment Board An
nounces 1894 Distribution
of Road Funds.
Amounts From Gasoline
and One Mill Tax Are
Less Than 1893.

This county'S share of the 1894
state one-mill road tax and gasoline
tax will be $5O,1S5. This was decided
at the annual meeting of the State
Board Of Allotment in st. Paul to ap-
portion the state road and bridge
fund, says Highway Department
bulletin.
From the one-mill tax, Pine county
will get S10,1S5.0O, while its share
of the gasoline tax will amount to
$4,000.
The entire proceeds of the one-mill
tax go to state aid roads, while one
third of the total gas tax collections
go to county aid roads and two-thirds
to state trunk highways.
The total amount to be distributed
from the State Road and Bridge fund
this year will be considerably less
than in 1892, owing to an estimated
average tax delinquency Of % per
cent and a decreased consumption OF
gasoline in the state. The Board of
Allotment placed the total available
this year from the one-mill levy at
S1,018,530 compared with $1,291, 900
last year. The 1884 share Of the
counties in the gasoline tax was esti-
mated at S3,20O.000 by the board. as
against s3.6OO.OOO in 1888.
Members of the board of allotment
are N. w. Elsberg. commissioner of
highways; Stafford King, state audi
tor, and Julius Schmahl state treas
urer.
The law fixes the minimum allot-
ment of gas tax funds to any county
at three-fourths of one per cent of
the total amount available, while the
minimum allotment to any one county
from the one-mill tax is one per cent.
The maximum allotment to any coun-
ty Is three per cent of each fund.
Hennepin, Ramsey, and st. Louis
counties received the maximum per-
mitted by law. Gas tax funds are
distributed to the counties in Au-
gust and February each year. One
mill funds are paid out on state
aid roads as completed projects are
approved by the State Highway de-
partment.
Carlton county's total allotment
from the gasoline and one-mill tax
will be s35,1S5; Atkins share will
be $4S,1S5; Chisago's will be $34,185,
and Kanabecs share will be S34,1S5.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
A DANISH FOLK
SCHOOL MAN HERE
DIR. Peter Maniche's Is Last of Win.
ter Series Of Six Lectures I'm
AskOv Community.

Under auspices of the local Social
list club the people of this community
were afforded another opportunity
last Sunday to hear a speaker from
abroad when DIR. Peter Manniche
spoke in the church in the forenoon
and at the D. B. S. hall in the after
nOOn.,
Both lectures were well attended
and the speaker was accorded close
attention throughout.
The forenoon lecture took the place
OF the regular sermon, and in this,
DR.. Manniche dwelt entirely upon the
life and work of N. F.. S. Grundtvig.
In the afternoon lecture DIR. Man.
niche devoted considerable time to
relate the different stages of de-
velopment that have taken place in
Denmark, going back to the time
when Denmark ruled all of Scandi-
navia and England. At that time the
country was large geographically but
not so happy internally. Since then
many changes have taken place and
what has been lost outwardly has
been gained inwardly. Now Denmark
is a small country, but happy and
peaceful internally. The speaker told
of the cooperative movement, for
which Denmark has become famous
and which is indeed developed to a
high degree; but at the same time
Denmark has also become dependent
| upon foreign markets to such an ex-
tent that it would be a serious situa-
likewise if the foreign purchaser
should refuse to continue to pay the
high and fancy prices for their pro-
duct then the Danish producers would
suddenly face serious situation.
DR.. Manniche explained in some de-
tail the past and present systems Of
farming, the start and rise of the
cooperative movement-particula
in the dairy and bacon industries.
Tells of His College.
The speaker then terminated his
interesting lecture with a word pic
ture of the International Peoples
College at Elsinore, Denmark, of
which he is founder and principal
The fundamental principle behind
this college is to educate students
by the spoken word from heart to
heart to become better men and
women, instead of the routine in other
colleges where the object is to pass
examinations, adhere to book routine.
become better merchants or farmers
or whatever avocation might be de-
sired. At present there are 120 stu
dents in the college many of whom
are from foreign countries; the stu
dents are so different in many re-
spects, but that only tends to create
more. learning; three different Ian
guages are now being used for in
struction. The Doctor terminated
forcefully with the statement that
education is not just mere knowledge,
but rather the height and breath of
life itself, to create a spirit of fell
lOwship and true brotherly love.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
PRIZES FILES FOR
OFFICE OF SHERIFF

tor of the Midway Cabin Camp on
the pavement, just south of Pine City,
became the seventh candidate for
sheriff of Pine county when he filed
for that office last week.
Mr.. Prizes who is 48, is an old timer
in Pine City as he was born and
raised there and is known to MANY
out over the county. He was police
man on the Minnesota Iron Range for
three years and for four years was
police sergeant. He was also in the
service of the Great Northern Rail-
road for nine years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
TAX AMOUNTS
ARE COMPARED
Pine and Adjoining Coun-
ties 1893 Tax Figures
Reviewed.
Pine County's Rate of Tax
alton is $3.50 Mills; State
Average is 67.38.

In studying the abstract of tax lists
for 1888 of all counties of the state of
Minnesota, compiled by the state au-
ditor. several interesting comparisons
are found.
The abstract shows that Pine coun-
tvs total tax burden this year is $780,
S26.48 for all purposes except the tax
on moneys and credits which amounts
to $5,681.31. Aitkin county taxpayers
pay. compared to this, S6S9,608.94 in
general taxes and $1,127.55 for moneys
and credits. Kanabec respectively
will pay $212,61O.25 and $52265. Chi
sago's general taxes amount to $780,
S27.95 and the moneys and credits will
earn in tax money s1,S76.SS, while
Carlton county is levied s7O6,713.4O
and S7,293.70.
Lake of the Woods Low on Value.
Lake of the Woods county is Low on
average taxable value per acre with
S2.15, while Pine county is valued at
$5.53. Carlton county has an average
value per acre of $9.51; Aitkin $3.1S,
Kanabec $500, and Chisago s14.62.
With the average rate of taxation
in the state, exclusive of special
taxes, given at 67.3S mills, it is in
teresting to find that in this abstract
Pine county's average rate is given at
$3.50 mills: Chisago, $685.; Kanabec.
1850; Carlton, 1929, and Aitkin, 1394O
mills. The average rate in 1882 in
the state was 65.25 mills
Assessed Valuations.
The total assessed valuations of
real estate and personal property in
the entire state is computed at ST.
617,741,362. For Pine county the total
assessed valuation is S6,309,621; for
Chisago county, s5.441,125; Kanabec,
S2,566,924; Aitkin, S4,445.536; and for
Carlton, $7,S92,21S. In connection
with the valuation, the number of
acres of land exclusive of town lots in
these counties is important. There
are S95,150.4S acres in Pine county;
263,OS3.S4 acres in Chisago; 326,463.6S
i'm Kanabec; 1,141,19S.71 acres in Ait
kin and 515,722.93 acres in Carlton
county.
In the county tax division of the
report it shows that Pine county has
levied S20,190.73 for road and bridge;
Chisago. S34,9S6.45; Kanabec, 500
021.97; Aitkin, $40,456.95, and Carlton,
s1S,941.33. The total for the state in
1888 has been cut to S4.034 ,S5414 from
S5,6O6,522.32 as levied in 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-22
SANDSTONE LOSES
AT REGION MEET

Sandstone played good game in
the Regional basketball tournament
at Virginia Friday night but lost to
score. Four teams took part in the
tourney to decide who should repre-
sent the region in the state tourna-
ment to be held in the Twin Cities
this weekend, and Chisholm became
the champion.
Sandstone lost unique consolation
contest when they were outscored by
Two Harbors in a free throwing con-
test. Each player on each team was
given 10 shots at the goal from the
foul line-five at each basket.