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The Washington times., 1934-03-05
Air Force Development
Is Delayed in House
By James T. Williams, Jr.

The truth about the Army
Air Corps was told to the
Democratic House Of Repre-
sentatives by one of it's own
members-Representative Mar
tin of Oregon-a Democrat of
Democrats. Here is what he
said in part:
"H you sOGnt to help to pre-
serUe the Army and make it
efficient, vote for generous ap-
preparation bills when they
come up. This wiN help build
up the Army and make it effi-
cient. When it comes to the
question of politics do not say
that our Air Service is no
good. The Air Service is just
as good as the Congress has
made it.
"If you will pass the proper
Iaws and the proper 0PPrOpriG-
tion, you wiH haUe proper
Air Service; but if you chiseI
in on them, cut them doWn, and
humiliate the Air Service, al
lowinR them an inadequate op.
preparation, you WiLl not haze
an efficient Air Service"
For weeks the recommended
tions of the Secretary of War
for the building up of the Army
Air Corps, in pursuance of es-
tabnshed policy to equality
with the strongest, have been
before Congress.
Good Policy
This general policy for the
development Of American power
is one Of the best fruits OF the
Morrow Board. This board, OF
which the late Dwight w.
Morrow was chairman, was ap-
pointed by President Coolidge
in 1925 to study and recon-
mend the best ways and means
to build up the strength OF
America in the air.
This board was in no sense
nartisan: representatives of
both political parties and OF
both Houses Of Congress and
representatives from outside Of
Congress were included in its
membership. Among it's decla-
rations Of policies was the fol-
lowing:
ave do not cOnsider it GOise,
however, to make definite plans
for such an extended period as
ten years. We consider a plan
looking forwGrd to a period of
not more than five years more
prudent. We therefore do not
recommend full realization of
the plan of the LassiteT Board,
but rather that the matter be
made the subject of further
study by competent authority.
It was in pursuance of this
recommendation that the War
Department General Staff, as
sisted by the Chief of Air
Corps and other officers, re-
studied the whole problem OF
Army Aviation.
On the sound foundation pro-
vided by the Morrow Board
legislation was enacted by Con-
gress creating the five-year
program and fixing the ratio
of the number of planes to be
allotted to the Army and Navy.
The only reason why progress
toward this objective has not
been more rapid is because
Congress under the last ad-
ministration failed to do its
part and make appropriations
Of sufficient size to complete
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that gallant
Figure along
the trail that
led to Cal
vary.
The Sta
tions Of the
Cross - why
h a We tn e y
meaning for
us all, rich
or poor, wise
or simple, vir-
tuouS or vile?
Because w e
all must take
them in our
time. The
The Washington times., 1934-03-05
4rg Government Employees Men or Are They Horses:

Are Government employees men and women or are
they horses?
The answer to most Of obvious but the ques
ton is worthy of serious consideration by Congress be-
fore it completes action the pay restoration amend
ment to the Independent Offices Appropriation Bill
Senator Henrik shpstead brought up the question in
the Senate shortly before that body passed the McCar
ran full restoration amendment and sent it to wander
forlornly around the halls of the House.
The Minnesota Senator wanted to know the reason
for all the talk about cost of living in connection with
Government salaries. And nobody could answer him.
So Senator Shipstead introduced his colleagues to the
horse He did it in these words
"We give living uOage to horse in Winter time
1vhen not UUOrkng him. If he gets sick give him
n.edicine gUe him shelter to protect him from the
cO feed him to keep him in good condition until
may york him again.
ION THE THEORY OF THE COST OF LIVING OR A
LIVING WAGE, IF WE ARE GOING TO GO ON THAT
- BASIS WE ARE NOT TREATING HUMAN BEINGS
ON A DIFFERENT PLANE OR A DIFFERENT BASIS
THAN A GOOD HUSBANDMAN TREATS A HORSE
THAT HE WANTS TO WORK."
Unfortunately however, the Government is not treat
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the program on schedule time.
When Mr.. Dern became Sec
retary of War, one of the first
problems he tackled was that
of bringing the Army Air Corps
up to the strength required for
its mission in the National De-
fense. AS a result of the studies
made by the General Staff, with
the assistance Of the officers of
the Air Corps, that advances in
aircraft engineering sciences
and the broader view Of the
best ways and means of employ
ing aircraft effectively devel-
oped a variety of opinions re-
garding the proper doctrine,
strength, distribution and or
ganization of military air forces.
AS a result of these studies
and in pursuance of the COM
mon aim to bring up the Army
Air Corps to the strength con-
templated under the established
policy Of the national defense in
the air, it was decided that the
immediate need was the eXpan.
sion of the Air Corps to include
a homogeneous air unit to be
known as the G. H. @. Air
Force.
Increased Strength
It was found that the Air
Corps strength should be in,
creased to 1000 planes. It was
found that there was a short.
age Of 400 officers and $500
enlisted men. A bill to provide
these additions was introduced
early last month. It was in.
dorsed by the chairman Of the
House Committee on Military
Affairs, Congressman McSwain,
who expressed himself as highly
pleased with the program. Other
members of the committee were
equally gratified apparently.
The Army high command in
cluding the Chief Of the Air
Corps were united at that time
on this plan.
Then came a new set OF
wholly different proposals from
the House leadership and a
House investigation which Is
holding up all appropriations
for the Army.
If the Democratic leadership
Of the House Is sincerely de-
Sirous of bringing up the Army
Air Corps to the strength it
must have If established ma
tional defense policy is to be
carried out, it will 60 to the
support of the plan of the Dem
ocratic Secretary of War. This
plan will bring the Army Air
Corps, now short 1000 planes,
to a strength of 1000 planes as
fast as Congress will appro-
pirate the money and American
aircraft manufacturers can
build the planes.
If the Democratic leadership
of the House prefers to play
politics with the National De-
fense, it will continue its un-
justifiable attack on President
Roosevelt's Secretary of War
and the War Department Gen.
eral Staff.
Such a fatuous course will de-
light those foreign governments,
some of whose hired propagan-
dists and dupes have for months
been publicly Slandering both
the Secretary of War and the
War Department General Staff
for the purpose of Gripping
the Army Air Corps.
Copyright, 1894, The Washington
Tines Company
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Stations Of the Cross are the
stations Of the Soul-all souls
every soul. Sooner or later,
each one Of us must know
Gethsemane. be Scourged. :.
stumble in agony beneath q
load we cannot bear. die for
the thing we love.
And find our Easter through
dark tombS Of pain!
] did not know all this once.
! hated suffering thought II
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ing it's loyal employees even as well as Senator Ship
stead's horse is being treated.
The Government is not paying it's workers enough to
pay for the medicine which they need to maintain their
health
It is not paying it's workers enough to provide them
with shelter to protect them from the cold.
It is not paying them enough to enable them to buy
the proper food to keep them working.
And if any member of Congress thinks that those
statements are exaggerated recommend that he go
into any Government office and talk to the workers.
We recommend that he go back to his home district
and listen to the rectals of facts that will be given to
him by his own constituents.
Yet with all the conditions that have been brought
about by the attempt to anchor Government wages to
some mythical "cost of living" there some who
would perpetuate the theory.
THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
WHO WOULD MAKE THE GOVERNMENT CON-
TINUE TO WEAR THE BRAND OF HEARTLESS
NESS WHICH WAS STAMPED UPON IT WHEN IT
ADOPTED THE ECONOMY" LAW
There is no place in the activities of decent gov
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WORLD
Mx |OWfLE rs
EuLL az SURPRISES"

Sadness May Be A Sacrament
Lenten days. Whether we
be church folk or not, uncon-
Sciously our thoughts follow
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ernmen for indecent treatment of any individual or
of any group.
That applies whether the individual or the group is
working for private employer for the Government
itself.
Apparently the Government recognizes that inde-
cency must be driven out of the working conditions of
those who labor in privately owned industry.
IT MUST GIVE THE SAME RECOGNITION TO
CONDITIONS IN ITS OWN SERVICE.
To continue fraction of the pay cuts contingent
upon the cost of living to continue inhumane and
indecent principle.
To continue this system of fixing Government salaries
is to keep the Government worker in the category of
Senator Shipstead's horse.
The Government worker just as any other WORKER
is entitled to honest days pay for honest days
work.
That is all he is asking of Congress.
THAT HONEST DAYS PAY, HOWEVER, CAN
NOT BE DETERMINED BY A JUMBLE OF STA
TISTICS COVERING WHAT IT MIGHT HAVE
COST SOMEBODY TO LIVE SOME TIME IN THE
PAST.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
GRONINGEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuelson and son of
Finlayson, were Sunday visitors at
the L. NystrOm home.
A group of the young people here
attended Luther League at Dell Grove
Wednesday evening of Last week.
Mrs. J. Miller returned home the
latter part of last week from the
Northern Pacific hospital, where she
had been the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Postma, Willard
Nelson, Mrs. Ben Nelson, and Mrs.
B. Bush and baby visited at the John
Nelson home in Rutledge Sunday aft
ernOon.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Oslund of Friesland,
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. House and two
children of Des Moines, Iowa, visited
at the Leonard Nystrom home Friday
afternoon.
Matt Geisen was weekend visitor
in the Cities.
Willard Nelson accompanied Jewel
Nelson to ST. Paul Monday.
Church services were held Monday
evening with Rev. Nels Benson as
pastor. There was a fairly large at
tendance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
STURGEON BEACH

Mrs. Herman Beccue returned home
from Moose Lake last Thursday eve
ming She had been taking care of
fered a heart attack. Mrs. Barbour
is much better and her granddaugh-
ter, Mildred Beccue, is taking care of
her. Sunday Mrs. Beccue accOmpa-
MED her brother, Mr.. Barbour from
Askov, to Moose Lake, where they
spent the day with their mother.
Bert Johnson of Minneapolis, ac-
companied by E. c. Whiting of Willow
River, visited at the Whiting home,
Silver Sands Beach, Last Thursday.
Mr.. Johnson is field man for the
First Minneapolis Co.
Mrs. Parnell entertained Mrs. F. L.
Whiting with an auto ride through
the country Friday afternoon.
E. L. Barbour of Askov, visited last
Thursday evening at the H. Beccue
home.
Mrs. Hilda Cunningham and son,
Monroe, and Ray Danelski were en-
tertained at the Whiting home Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Cunningham and Ray Danelski
drove to Iverson Monday afternoon
and visited at the home of the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Fifer.
A large number from here attended
the ball game at Sturgeon Lake Sun
day.
Mrs. Hilda Cunningham and son,
Monroe, and Ray Danelski were enter
tanned at a dinner Sunday, after the
ball game at the home of Kenneth
Gay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Anderson and
three daughters drove here from Clo-
quet last Thursday evening and WISH
ted at the Whiting home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

from the class "A' to the class "B''
four year high school list.
Glass "B" high schools are a step
higher than class "A'' high schools.
High school classification is deter
mined by enrolment, equipment, cur
riculum, special qualifications of
teachers, etc. We were eligible to-
class ''B" classification last year, but
the state board did not act on any
schools last year. This new classifi-
cation places our Willow River high
school definitely on the same level as
our neighbors Sandstone, Moose Lake,
Carlton, Hinckley, etc. Class "C''
schools are the highest, class ''B" are
next highest, Class "a" schools are
next in order, and the high school de-
partment class is the lowest class.
Willow River does not have, the build
ing facilities to reach the highest
class. AS far as classification is con-
cerned, we have reached our peak.
A special invitation is extended to
high school graduates who are unable
to attend college this year, and who
al W IcIuIH W SClIObl
for post graduate work. We have
more help now, and will be better
able to take care of post graduates.
They may enroll in the following
courses for credit: Stenography 1 or =,
bookkeeping, German, higher algebra,
economic geography, chemistry, agri-
culture, and possibly commercial law.
cho e.
ate work no later than Sept 18th. We.
have available equipment for the
stenography work, and six students
have already reported for post gradu-
ate work. Spend your leisure time
well. Come.
A. E. GUSTAFSON, Supt.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren were dinner guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Chicos last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Berg and fam
lily motored to Minneapolis last Thurs
day to visit relatives. They will also
visit at Braham. They returned home
Monday. Frank Purull took care of
the place while they were away.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. futile and chill
dren visited at the VIM. Hennen home
Sunday evening.
Miss Mena Purull spent Sunday at
her parental home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz visited
at the Steve Purull home Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and Phil
lis visited with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hennen last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Andrew Mogensen, who had
been visiting her sisters in Chicago,
returned home Tuesday.
Leo Kowitz spent Sunday at his
parental l.. H. kowitz home
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonnin were
Sunday dinner guests at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. w. C. Ehmke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Sangren and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Nelson
motored to South Dakota Friday
morning to visit friends for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Forsyth visited
at the Geo. Hyatt home Sunday eve
ming.
Howard Osgard and Edwin Nelson
mOtOred to Minneapolis last Thurs
day to attend the State fair.
Mrs. VIM. Hennen and children
spent Monday with her mother, Mrs.
Geo. Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz were in
Askov Monday, Mrs. Kowitz having
dental work done.
Frank Olson and son called at the
Steve Purull home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
WILLOW RIVER

Ivar Nyrud, local Minneapolis Star
carrier, attended the State fair few
days last week as a guest of that
paper. There were other carriers
from different localities. They were
entertained at the Andrews Hotel,
Minneapolis.
Buster Stanton and Donald Ehmke
left last Thursday to visit in St. Paul
and stay few days at the fair. They
stayed with Mrs. w. C. Stanton, grand
parents Of Buster. While there Bus
ter visited his mother at Hudson, Wis.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
be entertained by Mrs. Anna Ander-
son and Mrs. E. B. Linsley Thursday,
Sept. 20. Everybody is welcome.
Those who wish to take part in the
sports at the Community fair Satur-
day should see Joe Dubie, commander
of American Legion, who will have
charge of that feature. There will
be SO given in prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Larson and
Mrs. w. c. Ehmke attended the State
fair Saturday, returning in the eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Gunderson and
family of Cloquet, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Stepan Sunday. Miss
lone Wardian, who has been a guest
of Viola Stepan the past two weeks,
returned to Cloquet with the Gunder-
son family Sunday evening.
On account of the wet weather pre-
vailing at the time of the Washington
dedication the artillery salute was un-
avoidably omitted. However. arrange
ments have been completed to give
the balance of the program on Sum
day, Sept. 16, beginning at 2 p. m. as
follows: National anthem, military
band of Duluth; address, Hon. Stat
ford King, representing the American
Legion; patriotic selections, by the
band; artillery salute and exercises
conducted by Col. E. w. McDevitt, U.
S. Army, Duluth; fireworks in the
evening. Lunches and refreshments
will be served.
Miss Blanche Whiting, who has
been employed at the sanatorium at
Pokegama the past two months, came
home early last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cooper moved their
family to the Thompson house re-
Gently vacated by the Borne Amund-
son family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
(From Another Correspondent

Mrs. Otto Walta and son, Robert,
left Monday morning for Mankato for
a weeks visit with her brothers at
her old home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Proctor. Mrs. Chas.
Spenard and two little girls and also
Grandpa Spenard of Duluth, were cal
lers at the Joe Dubie home Sunday
evening enroute home from Kings
dale.
Mrs. Westrop of st. Paul, spent the
past weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Novack.
The Lend-A-Hand club was enter
tanned by Mrs. ]. F. Dubie last Fri
hostess. The next meeting is at Mrs.
F. Devauls.
Mr.. Nelson and Ed Johnson of Foley.
were entertained Sunday at Axel
Wickstrom's. The former is Mrs.
Wickstrom's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Walta have as
their guests this week, brother of
the formers and his two daughters
from Superior, Wis.
Miss Juanita Wilson left last
Thursday evening with her brother,
Oliver, and Carl Novak for st. Paul,
to spend over the weekend there
with her aunt, Mrs. Katie Adamek,
at the Angus Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Swenson and
infant daughter of Forest Lake, spent
Sunday at the Mrs. Jas. Ogilvie and
Earl Wilson home. Mrs. Ogilvie re-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
RUTLEDGE

There will be services at the Nj. E.
church Sunday, Sept. 16, it being Rev.
John loves last time to preach be-
fore conference, which will be the
last week in September at Brecken-
ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Van Reese called
at the Yepma home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kepler and chill
dren motored to Pine City Monday.
Don't forget Saturday, Sept. Is, as
we will have an opportunity to hear
five Farmer-Labor candidates speak
here on that date.
Mrs. Frank Guss visited at the Paul
Pangerl home Friday evening.
Mrs. Mairs was a passenger to the
city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reuer were sup
per guests at the Liljedahl home Fri
day.
Rev. John Roper of Barnum, called
on friends and renewed old acquaint-
ances here Friday. All were glad to
see Mr.. Roper again.
Ramona Bowers was a supper guest
at the Datko home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Youngbauer,
Mrs. Ruth Hoffman, and E. C. Jane
son attended the State fair last Thurs
day.
Miss Minnie Johnson, her father and
mother and Jelmer Jensen of Mime
apolis, were weekend guests at the
Martin Jensen home.
Miss Ruth Paulsen and Ben Van
Reese were quietly married last
Thursday at Pine City. The bride is
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
John Paulsen and is we'll liked by all
who know her. The groom is the son
of Mrs. A. Van Reese and is thrifty,
ambitious young man. They will re-
side at the home of the groom's moth
err on the farm north of the village.
Their many friends extend best wish
es for a happy married life.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Busse and fam
lily visited relatives in Hinckley Sun
day.
Elvera Busse, Magdalene Joblonski,
John Guss and Michael Sroka are at
tending high school at Willow River
this year. The girls are in the fresh
man class while the boys are sophie
mores.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson and
daughter of Rush City, were dinner
guests at the Art Abrahamson home.
Mrs. Mary Snoek was passenger
to st. Paul Friday.
Mrs. Jack Yepma's father of Super
ior, was a Sunday visitor at the Yep
ma home.
The Misses Almina Eitens, Ann Nc
Namara, Thomas Collins and Peter
Mcnamara enjoyed sightseeing trip
to the Canadian border via motor
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Liljedahl and Le-
roy were guests at the formers par
entail home near Denham Sunday. In
the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Liljedahl
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
Windemere Township

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nystrom of st.
Paul, drove here Sunday to get their
son, Berrel, who had spent the sum-
mer at the ]. w. Nystrom home.
Art Carlson, John Forsberg, and
Gust Nyberg spent Friday and Satur-
day in st. Paul.
Alfred Overland, Oscar Mattson, and
Carl Johnson spent from Monday to
Thursday in st. Paul. While there
Alfred traded his car for a 1928 Dodge
sedan.
Pete Trachmer and Harold Over
land spent two days of last week in
the Twin Cities.
L. NJ. Street of Minneapolis, is visit
ing at the D. C. Street home.
Mrs. Lyman of Helena, Mont, spent
the weekend at the Pulling home.
Merle Street was Sunday dinner
guest at the Storm home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barnett and fam
lily called at the Pulling home Sunday.
jeanette Forsberg spent the week
end at the Gust Nyberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Storm spent Fri
day in Duluth.
Mrs. John Forsberg and girls and
Rose Nyberg were Saturday evening
dinner guests at Mrs. Gust Nyberg's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson, Donald,
Roy, and friend of Duluth, visited at
the Overland, Brandt, and Norman
Olson homes Sunday.
Rose Nyberg spent Saturday night
with Mrs. John Forsberg.
Mrs. Jones and daughter visited
here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Street spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at Osseo and St.
Paul.
Chas. Swanson, Viola and Edith, and
Ingolf and Ellen Schjeldahl visited in
Cloquet Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Solheim of Sher-
wood, N. D., and Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Vedrick of Lanford N. d. are visiting
at the John Forsberg home.
Carl Schmoldt called at the Tracy
Street home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Okronglis and
children spent two days of last week
in the Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Anderson and
Allen were Sandstone callers Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Street spent
last Thursday and Friday in Mime
apolis.
John Brink and sons called at the
August johnson home Tuesday after
noon.
Church Notes.
The Big Lake Young Peoples
Christian Temperance Union will put
on a program at the NJ. E. church
Friday evening, Sept. 81. After the
program lunch will be served. All
are cordially invited to attend.