Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-07-12

date this year $1,140,OOO. Does this
show that the state was alert to the
problem of drOuth relief?
In the early part of November, il
became apparent that the problem
was too immense for the state to
handle alone, and Governor Olson and
Senator Shipstead made representa-
lions to Washington, the Federal Ad-
ministration responding to these rep
reservations generously. In the pres
ent emergency, the Federal govern
ment acted with dispatch, and deserve
unstinted credit, but the state was on
hand to lend aid, and state and fed
eral agencies cO-operated one hun
dred per cent. The people have a
right to expect congressman to be in
possession of facts before they make
assertions and yelled charges, even
though they can garb themselves in
the cloak of congressional immunity.
DrOuth relief cattle purchases for
June in emergency drouth area coun-
ties amounted to 1850 carloads, car
rying 64,369 head of stock, of which
1925 were calves. Heaviest ship
ments came from Otter Tail, with
1853 head; Big Stone, 5,249; Stearns,
1882; and Wilkin, 4,194. Counties
sending out less than 100 head were
Ramsey. Washington, Isanti, Pipe
stone, Murray, Redwood, Winona, Car
yer, Dakota, and Marshall.
Receiving a special allotment of
funds for the purpose, Minnesota is
one OF the first states in the union to
award maintenance scholarships for
the training of social workers. The
first quota of students is now begin
ming course, extending over two
academic quarters, covering the the
DRY and technique of case work and
practical experience in nearby county
relief offices. The applicants are Sc
lected by the division of social serv-
ice of the state ERA from college
graduates between 81 and 35 years
OF age, ION the basis of capacity and
a sincere desire to enter and con-
tinue in social welfare work" The
Pui PocS vi IliO SCIlOOlS, says
Young dahl, head of the social service
division, is to PROFESSIONALISM the
service and enable the state ERA to
fill out county stats with specially
trained workers. The school is held
at the University of Minnesota under
the direction of Miss Gertrude Vale,
head of the university school for So
cial workers, and is Immediately su-
pervlsed by Miss Claudia Harvey, for
merly county worker in Sherburne
county.
In 1929, before the Division of
Hotel Inspection came under the
Farmer-Labor administration, 757 or
ders were issued and only 175 COM
piled with. In 1888, four years later,
2,769 orders were issued with 1851
being complied with, the larger num-
Der being due to orders of previous
years being complied with during
1888. In 1929 only 11,1OO licenses
were issued, which cost $3.50 per
year, while in 1888 1851 such Ii
censes were issued. Besides bring
ing in an added revenue of $26,313.5O,
this assures tourists and travellers
that hotels in Minnesota are under
strict supervision as to sanitary and
health provisions.
Hailing the action of President
Roosevelt in signing the so-called
McKeown Amendment to the Federal
Bankruptcy Act, as very gratifying"
Governor Olson warned farmers that
this was only the first step in the
solution of the problem of the farmer.
This law represents the attainment
of the first objective of agriculture"
he said. Our next objective is to
secure law or executive order fixing
the minimum price for basic farm
commodities in wholesale markets.
Everything the farmer buys today
from transportation to farm machin-
ery-is sold to him at a price fixed
by law, either through commission &C