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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
NO OTHER WAY OUT
Park Region Echo, Alexandria,

The terrific drop in butter prices
following the governments stOppin g
of the purchase of butter to stabilize
the market, is the hardest blow the
farmers CT the Northwest have had to
take since the depression began.
Thousands Of them are depending al
most wholly on their cream checks to
carry them through the winter, and
it looks now as though cream checks
will be exceedingly slim.
The government bought over co.
100000 pounds of butter to feed people
on the relief rolls, but even that huge
purchase did not take up the surplus,
for more butter poured on the mar
ket. AAA officials announce that
there must be reduction of production
of butter, the same as wheat, corn,
hogs and cotton, or nothing can be
done to stabilize the price.
The drastic drop in butter prices is
a hard lesson for the dairymen of the
country, but it seems they must take
it and agree to reduce production.
There is no other way out. For the
near future, at least.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER

A beautiful tribute to his mother by
Grove Wills, editor of the Eveleth
Clarion, was paid her in the columns
of that paper on the occasion of her
passing recently. The sons tribute
follows:
1.-The greatest loss a man can suf-
fer is that of his Mother.
"Ours returned to the land of Her
Maker last Wednesday morning. leav-
ing vcid in the lives Of her family
that can never be filled.
"She was typical mother, the kind
that children can hardly appreciate
until she has gone. Though failing in
strength and health for a long time,
her thoughts were constantly with her
children, for whom she had valiantly
struggled to bring manhood and wom-
anhood. Her life was one of sacrifice
for others, and as she returned to the
land of shadows the lesson sinks deep
into ones heart.
1.-The many, many little things that
his mother more pleasant and worth
while should always be the greatest
incentives. To fail in this respect is
to lose the perspective of life itself.
At the altar of your Mother lay your
love, your sacrifice, your life. If you
still have her with you, never neglect
her. If she has gone, be always in
spired by her memory.
I'VE will never forget the Heavenly
Woman who brought us into this
world"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
SOMEBODY HAS TO DO 1T

Speaking of the boom reactionary
Republicans are putting forth in be-
half of State Senator A. ]. Rockne OF
Zumbrota, for the office of governor
The Northland Times of Bemidji, rises
to remark:
1.-The Republicans must be in
difficult straits, indeed to bally-
hoo ROckne.
who would want to replace
Roosevelt for Hoover at this time;
who would want to replace the
automobile with the horse; steam
with sails, or the railroads with
the stage coach? And because
Rockne is so out of date, no pro-
gressive-minded person would
even consider Rockne as COVER
nor. -. =. .. -. 1872:
However, Governor: 0iscs'' iifely has
to have SOME OPPONENT in the is34
.eRctioh,. and Senator: Rdckrie: Haay. as
'we1i he ::the: man. to- take: Che :codni
GOVERNORS usually are not elected
without opposition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04

Editor AskOv American:
Away back in 1920 when A. c.
Townley was raising hell out i'm North
Dakota and his good intentions were
spreading all over the Northwest, the
big money click out east got very
uneasy about it SO in a great haste
they got in a huddle and worked out
new plan to help out the dear old
farmer. They rugged up the old Farm
Bureau Federation, told the farmers
to join it, kick in with a five dollar
bill every year, and that everything
was going to be just lovely. Chester
Gray was the first head push of the
Farm Bureau Federation, and after
he laid down a solid foundation for
future policy and principles in that
great organization, it was reported
in a federal investigation that Chester
Gray at the expense of the farmer,
was the chief lobbyist in Washington
for the Chg Power Trust) to grab
Muscle Shoals government project.
Last fall in another federal investi-
CATION two more Farm Bureau Of
ficials we're caught as racketeers at
the expense of the farmer. The Farm
Bureau also gave us the county agent.
and in turn the county agent made
good many trips that cost five dollars
and more to deliver information, what
the farmer could get, If he wanted to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
KNOWLEDGE-DEMOCRACY

If we are to continue our demo-
cratic government, we shall need
more, net less, education-for a de-
mocracy depends upon the intelligent
cooperation of the people. Unless the
people of this and the next generation
make themselves familiar with the
economic, social and political prob
lens with which the world is wrest-
ling, they will lose in the battle to
maintain their cherished democratic
d. Coffman, president
Minnesota University.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
for the price of a two cent postage

for the price of two cent postage
stamp.
The Farm Bureau Federation met
at a convention held recently in Chi
cago, and there President Roosevelt
sent them message stating that he
would have been tickled to death If
he could have met the members of
the Farm Bureau Federation and tell
them as man to man how much
he appreciated their warm and loyal
support of the administrative pro-
gram.
The Farm Bureau Federation up
held and supported sky-high admin
strative programs from President
Harding down to Mr.. 80 Franklin
stein, and the results are two well
known to be mentioned.
An organization is wonderful
thing, but l think that a wOodpecker
can accomplish more on wooden
leg than fifty million farmers could
in an organization whose leaders up
hold and with great devotion sup
port every agricultural hay wire pro-
gram that is dished out to them by
the big eastern money click.
JOE HAMPEYS.
Brook Park, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
FARMERS HOLIDAY ABILITY
Editor AskOv American:

AShOt fAIllcI ICdll.
Referring to Mr. Johnson's speech
at Rock Creek before the Farmers
Holiday Association, l agree with him
that the association should select
lature; Furthermore, they should select
suitable candidates to Congress too.
So far the farmers have been lying
down on the job, and did not pay
much attention to the candidate they
were electing as long as he knew how
to look and act polite to them before
the election. After the election was
over, he worked for his own people.
A man who was interested in some
corporation before election, was in
terested in the same thing after the
election and even more so, because
islators and congressman.
If man from the poor people is
elected. he will work for the poor
people; he will vote for high income
tax bills; he will vote for low taxes
on small properties; and he will make
|HihSo CdSlCi lOI tuc poOI. II ID oup-
posed by many people that unless a
man comes from a well-to-dO family,
he is not capable. There are just as
capable men among the poor as there
are among the rich.
Remember that Lincoln came from
the poor. He came at the most criti-
cal time and saved the UniCn.
TONY E. KANIS.
!. Sturgeon Lake, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
HERE'S TO LAUGHTER

Here's to laughter, the sunshine of
the soul, the happiness of the heart,
the leaven of youth, the echo of inno-
wealth of the poor, the bead in the
cup of pleasure. Without it humOr
would be dumb, wit would wither,
dimples disappear and smiles would
shrivel. 1t dispels detection, banishes
the blues and mangles melancholy.
for it is the foe of woe, the destroyer
of depression, the birth cry of mirth,
and the swan song of sadness. Att
thor unknown.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
COUNTY TO COLLECT RENT
FOR TAX DUE
Union AdvOcate)

Hennepin county has made its first
move to seize rents on tax delinquent
property AL P. Erickson, county au-
ditor, obtained writ of attachment
against the income of a loop property.
The property has been listed as de-
linquent in 1880 and 1881, with back
taxes of $5,O93.25 unpaid. The fee
owner of the property is Minneapo-
lis man, but James A. WhitcOmb of
New York, is the owner under a con-
tract for deed. records show.
The writ directs the tenants to pay
to the county the rent that ordinarily
would have gone to Mr.. Whitcomb UNI
til the $5,093 delinquent tax is paid.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04

kick" of the skipper" is a large
purebred German police dog.
Rolf rides to the capitol each morn
ing with the governor and lies quietly
at his masters side at the desk until
the governor returns home. Only il
some visitor becomes too bold or
makes some menacing move does
Rolf raise his head. growl and bare
his teeth.
Hes real pal" said Governor Oh
son. "He doesn't ask for patronage
or give away secrets
Governor Olson laughingly denied
he is training the dog to growl at
conservative senators.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
HOW TINES DO CHANGE
1.-THE NatiOn)

Maxim LitvinOv's successful trip to
the United States wound up with what
was perhaps the most extraordinary
dinner ever given in New York City.
Some $500 persons faced a stage be-
hind which hung a huge American
flag and-the red flag with the Soviet
hammer and sickle upon it. For car
rying or flying a red flag hundreds Of
persons have been arrested and jailed
in America during the past sixteen
years. Even more striking was the
audience standing while the organ
played "My Country" and followed it
with the 'Internationale." Yes, in
credible as it seems, there were a
number of our most conservative CAPT
talists actually applauding the IN
ternationale." Probably they did not
recognize its appeal for solidarity,
fraternity, and destruction Of the cap
italists, but there they were-General
Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, President LOomis of the Lehigh
Valley, Owen ID. Young and Gerald
Swope of the General Electric, Cor
don Rentschler of the National City
Bank, the head of the anti-Bolshevik
New York Herald Tribune, Parker
Gilbert of ]. p. Morgan and Company,
and, believe it or not, the president of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, so long absolutely op-
posed to recognition and now won to
it. like many another, by the tingling
of the pocket nerve. Not a liberal
editor appeared on the dais and hard
ly man or woman who battled for
Russian recognition when to do so
was to invite contumely, insult, and
abuse.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
SPECIAL SESSION PAY
(The Minneapolis JournaD

In sympathy with future Minnesota
Legislatures which may be forced to
sit in special session, two Senators
have offered a bill providing pay for
members at the rate of ten dollars a
day, in addition the regular $1,000
allowance for the regular session.
1t is hardship for members, of
course. to be forced to go to st. Paul
and spend weeks at their own expense
and without salary. Even If the lib
eral mileage allowances proposed by
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
TEACHERS REFUSE TO FIGHT
(The World Tomorrow

(The World Tomorrow
A recent convention of public and
high school teachers in Kindersley,
Saskatchewan, by a vote of 115 to 10
passed the following resolution:
Resolved (D That we, the teachers
of the Kindersley Inspectirate, hereby
declare our opposition to war and to
the policies that lead to war; (2) That
we will under no circumstances sup
port the nation in any war; (3) That
in our schools we will do our best to
prepare the children's minds. for peace
and for the support of peaceful pol
icies."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
ASKS NO PATRONAGE

The Associated Press reports that
Gov. Floyd B. Olson has a new pal
these days. who stays patiently at his
side at the capitol from morning until
night.
Rolf, who has become the side
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
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.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-01-04
CRITICIZES FARM BUREAU

d. Sturgeon Lake, MINI.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
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By MARTIN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03
By Blosser
A JAM!

that rare. We, too. intended shoot ing, but we really had no chance.
 "When your gumdrops came over here, 1t filled the Meany camp with fear. In fact, we were so startled that 1t put us in a trance.
  !. "You shot marshmallows from a gun, and, in return, what we'd have done was shoot big water melons, if we hadn't been scared out.
 .'The watermelons are nearby. Just come along with me, and will show you where they are. Then you will have a feast, no doubt"
 The watermelons soon were found-nice, big ones, piled upon the ground. "Oh. thank you cried wee Scouty. Now kind Meany. you can go.
 Tell all the other Meanies we feel just as friendly as can be. If they do not believe you bring them here. I'll tell them sol" Copyright 1884, NEA Service, Inc.
 (ScOuty slices up q grand feast in the mext story.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-03

One little Meany slipped and fell. and Coppy, with a merry yell, ran up and took him prisoner. This pleased the Cheerful Chaps.
 Said one "Now, tell us, Meany Man, why you all scampered, If you can? s'pose it was because you fell into one of our traps"
 "Well," said the Meany. You are right. You gave us all an awf- ful fright by charging in the way YOU did while we were at a feast.
 II know that Scouty pulled the trick that trapped, us and 1t worked out slick. Now that you've won the war, you ought to let me go. at least,
 saThat,s fair enough cried Dotty. ef5ee. the war was all in fun, you see." Then she turned to the Meany and said "Afake one prom % aDoia;t ever start another fight. rhe5, everything will be all right, TIA Meany smiled and said. "To ,sars that promise am glad.
 MA noM that 4oA have been a& f1ir. I'll aaks xe' to treat
Evening star., 1934-01-28

-HE governments of the United States
and Russia are getting along IA
very friendly fashion these days, and
people who used 10 pack everything
that they feared and detested into
one word "bolshevik," have become
used to the idea Of the Soviet Ambassador BE-
ing received at the White House.
But it was only few years ago that Russia
looked-to most Americans-like o dark ana
fearsome land where everything that was ter
rible and everything that was dangerous
stalked the streets at midday without check.
There were many plots against the Russian
government in those first postwar years, and
the men who took part in them were looked
ON (outside of RUSSIA as heroes.
All of this comes to mind now with publ
cation Of the story Of one Of the most thrilling
of all Russian adventures.
The story Is that Of Capt. Sidney Reilly, .
Young Englishman who came within an inch a
overthrowing the whole bolshewk regime.
is issued under the title, "Britain's Master
Spy," by Harper q Bros, and It makes
as exciting tale Of international intrigue
as any Of e. Phillips Oppenheim's tnventans
Reilly, who was born in 1874. was the son Of
an Irish father and q Russian mother. He was
brought up in st. Petersburg, Travelled ex-
tensively throughout Europe and Asia, won
prominent place in Russian business and be-
came master of the English, Russian, French
and German languages.
When the war came it was natural that such
a man would enter Englands secret service
He was given some dangerous assignments,
being sent repeatedly into Germany Is spy;
and when the bolshevik revolution came he
was sent to Russia to get information, to work
against the German agents there. and to put
what stumbling blocks he could In the path OF
the bolshevik offcials.
I II GOT into Russia In the Spring of 1918.
Going nrst to Petrograd- the old st.
Petersburg was then called-he lost NO time in
getting into touch with his old acquaintances.
He went nrst to one Grammatical TO fnd out
how things were going under the boasheviks.
"0rammatikon," he wrote, gave me very
graphic and terrible account of the position
Of affairs. The new masters were exercising .
regime Of bloodthirstiness and horror hardly
equaled In history. The most ignorant and the
most vile everybody who conceived that they
had . grievance against society. were an the
ascendancy.
Russia was IN the hands Of the criminal
glasses and Of funatics released from thu
asy1ums. Nobody did any work. There was .
growing want Of all the necessities o6 life.
People were starving. The vast majority were
prepared 10 rise in revolt, but there was nobody
70 Nod them The terror Of the Icheka ttte
Evening star., 1934-01-28
Did Sidney Reilly Die at the Hands Of His
Russian Enemies? s?-His Wife Believes
Him Alive and q Prisoner Since 1924,
but the Truth Is Knogvn Only to Feev
Officials in Moscooo.

bolshsvn1 secret po1ee9 was heavy On every
man."
The Tcheka, Reilly learned. was everywhere
Is agents got into counter -yevolutionary
groups only to betray them. There seemed to
be no escaping them. Only an organization
to cope with it.
Reilly resolved TO form such an organization.
TO do It he had to 20 to Moscow. He went
there, established himself under the very
shadow Of the Kremlin, and promptly got In
touch with another old acquaintance, q girl
named Dagmara, . dancer. She introduced
him to . colleague In the theater, Q Mile.
Ffiede; and Nile Ffiede had . brother, Col
Friede, who was chief Of the bolshevik staff
In Moscow.
Furthermore, Reilly soon discovered that Col.
Friede was at heart very strongly anti
Communist.
So he arranged presently, for the colonel to
send him copies Of all the confidential military
documents which passed through his hands.
These were brought to him, at Dagmaras fat.
by Mile. Ffiede In her leather music portfolio
Thus all Russian military communiques and
secret orders passed directly to London. where
they were often read by British officers before
the Russian stan Officers themselves saw them!
This accomplished, Reilly began to organize
his anti -bolshevik conspiracy.
At that time the Red army was cruInbling
badly and men were deserting by the thousands.
The Lettish soldiers could not desert, however.
as all Of Latvia was In the hands Of the Ger
mans. Consequently the Let's were the main
reliance Of the bolsheviks, and practically all
Of the troops in Moscow were Let's.
The Let's however, were serving simply be-
cause they had no other resort, and not be-
cause they sympathised with bolshevism. So
1t occurred to Reilly that it ought to be pos
sible to buy them OF. II he could do this, the
rest of his task would be comparatively simple.
Russians living In Moscow and opposed to
the bolshevik regime were Immediately enrolled
In the plot. No less than 900 officers Of the
former czar's army were In the conspiracy,
ready to mobilize the moment the signal was
given If the Let's could be bought OF and
the officers mobili5ed Moscow would be torn
from the bolsheviks and there would be little
to prevent the counter revolutionary armies on
the outskirts Of Russia from marching to the
capital.
"ONLY two things remained to be DONE"
OWrote Reilly in his memoirs "The most
formidable obstacle IN our path was constituted
BY the Lettish garrison, wh0 as I have ex-
planned, were mercenaries In the pay Of the
bolsheviks. must buy their support.
Secondly must time the rising when both
Lenin and Tfotsly should be IN Moscow. For
Ienin and TfOtsky were bolshevism. Once they
Evening star., 1934-01-28

prison.
were removed the whols foul institution would
crunbe to Gust. It was accordingly
necessary for our success to arrest Lentn and
Trotsky at the first blow"
Money to bribe the Let's was speedily raised
Reilly got in touch with Col. Berlin, one of
the three Lettish commandants and found him
agreeable. Berlin introduced him to his coll
leagues, and details of the plot were drawn UP.
TT was arranged wrote Reilly, that upon
the signal being given, their Letttsh bodyguards
were to arrest Lenin and Trotsky and parade
them publicly through the streets. 50 that
everybody should be aware that the tyrants
of Russia were prisoners"
simultaneously. the provisional army Of ex-
ofncers and other sympathiSers, would mobil-
Ire. A simulta neous rising was to take place
In Petrograd, and as soon as Moscow was under
control . detachment Of the provisional army
would march to Petrograd to uphold the plot
tefs there. Then 1t would be al over but the
shouting.
Trotsky was out Of the city. and The plot
tiers had to await his return. This was TO
take place late in August, 1s1S-only few
days away. Trotsky and Lenin were to attend
. meeting Of the Central Committees m Mos
COW theater-guarded by . Lettish regiment.
THE meeting" wrote Reilly, might have
been arranged for my benefit"
It WAS arranged to touch OF the conspiracy
On the night of that meeting.
THEN 1t was announced that the meeting
! was postponed for six days. Reilly notified
the consprators, and took advantage Of the
delay to 20 to Petrograd 10 perfect arrange
ments for the rising there.
He reached Petrograd TO flnd that the fat
was In the fire.
Through some mischance the Petrograd rs
Ing was premature. An attempt was made
on the life Of Uritsky, head Of the Tcheka
there At the same moment woman n
Moscow tried 70 hin Lenin.
The bolsheviks launched . sweeping mvesH-