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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
REMOVE PROFIT AND EVIL

When the various governments es-
tablish their own munition factories
there will be less war.
Private manufacturers of war mu-
nitions are out to peddle their goods,
that is natural. Most any man IN
business is going to keep his factory
going and be on the right side of the
ledger at the end of the year If it is
possible to do so. Those working in
the factory are anxious that 1t keep
going so that they can make a living.
Therefore if we have the crust to
run a factory manufacturing lmple-
ments with which to kill we are out
to manufacture more of it.
1t is so natural for munition manu-
facturers to propaganda for war, to
keep up that military and patriotic
spirit amongst the citizens, so that
there may be sale for their products.
The propaganda thrills us, it stirs us,
makes the blood flow faster, and nat
urally also makes us hate the Japs,
the English, the French, the Russians
and any others that the war NUM-
tions can be shot into. And all the
time we read the propaganda we do
not realize who is back of it. If we
knew that we would become irate in
the realization that We were being
taken into camp as suckers by the
munition manufacturers.
Think of German munitiOn manu-
facturers producing the instruments
of warfare for Frenchmen to kill off
Germans and vice versa. Sure, they
get paid for their products. But
aren't they patriotic when they can
manufacture and sell their goods to
be used by soldiers of other countries
to kill their countrymen?
Do you think it possible if the gov
eminent manufactured munitions that
they would sell those goods to another
country waging war on the citizens
from where came the munitions?
Hardly If the government did that
it would not Last over night. But the
private munitiOn manufacturer can
get by with it. That's business.
If the government manufactured
munitions and there was a lull or de-
preston in wars it could put the en-
plOyes of the munition factories to
work at road building, harbor i'm
provements, Great Lakes deep water
way, public buildings, conservation
projects, parks, and other useful i'm
prOvementS.
Munitions is much like liquor. Take
the profit out of it and nine-tenths
of the evil is removed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
BRUNO WOMAN
LAID TO REST
Funeral for Mrs. w. NJ. PlaiSted Was
Held From Duluth Taber-
nacle Friday.

The funeral of Mrs. w. M. Plaisted,
st. Mary's hospital in Duluth, was
held Friday morning at the Duluth
Gospel Tabernacle with Brothers E. c.
Erickson, P. Smithum, and David
Morken officiating. The many beauti-
full floral pieces witnessed to the love
and esteem of the friends and rela-
tives.
Brothers Morken and Erickson spoke
many comforting words to the be-
reaved Jack Jacobson sang will say
Goodnight here but good morning up
there" and Brother Morken sang
Some day he'll make it plain to me-"
At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon the
body was brought to the Vilstad
church at Bruno where another service
was held. During the service Alice
Haugen and Doris Baaken sang,
when take my vacation in Heaven"
and Brother Morken sang, "Safe in the
arms of Jesus"
Brother Smithum spoke many en-
couraging words to the loved ones who
were left to mourn their loss.
Helga BrOOten was born at Brooten,
on July 80, 1870, where she grew to
womanhoOd On August 1, 1888. she
was united in marriage to Melvin
Plaisted at Saltwater Five sons and
five daughters were born to this union.
Two daughters preceded their mother
in death.
To know Mrs. Plaisted was to love
her. She was always so patient and
kind to everyone, and her motherly
love drew many to her. She will be
greatly missed by friends and loved
ones. Her life was one of a real
Christian.
She leaves to mourn her passing,
her husband, Melvin Plaisted, five
sons, Elder and Herold of Duluth.
Olaf of Breckenridge, ORGY and Irwin
of Bruno: three daughters, Mrs. T. A.
Doboszenski and Mrs. Glen Gault of
Duluth, and Mrs. Grant DeMaris of
Bruno; four brothers and two sisters,
and seventeen grandchildren.
The body was laid to rest in the
Vilstad cemetery with Dick Klingbeil.
George Swanson, Paul Dubbels, Ed
Proctor, Jacob Jensen, and Emil Mil
Ter as pallbearers.
"a precious one from us is gone.
A voice we loved is Stilled
place is vacant in the home,
Whlch never can be filed"
Contributed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17

bitter end. That is expected by those
who have the courage to stand for
what serves the masses best.
The special privilege interests Of
Minnesota do not want to pay their
proportionate share of taxes and
therefore they are using every effort
with their dominant control Of the
daily press to defeat program for
the benefit of the farmer, working
man and the independent merchant
who have "A common cause.
The editorial from The Progressive,
entitled "Mr. Tittemore Says Boo"
follows:
1.-The irrepressible j. N. TittemOre.
who held down federal job under
the Hoover administration. breezes
into Madison, lays down a Milwaukee
bank draft, and pays for Is minutes
time on WTBA.
1T is announced that his radio
talk is sponsored by the Taxpayer
Radio League with headquarters In
Milwaukee. A. j. Bigley is reported
to be the secretary of the league.
"Mr. Tittemore proceeds to lay
down a line of chatter over WlBA
about the dangers to the Wisconsin
farmer in the ascendency of Commun-
ism i'm the United States.
Watch out or the Communists
will take your farms away was the
essence of Mr.. Tittemore's talk. AS
though the present system for which
Mr.. Tittemore has always been val
liant spokesman isn't already causing
thousands of farmers to lose their
farms!
But the question we want to raise
here is this:
who and what is the Taxpayers
Radio League and who is footing the
bill? 1t is expensive to conduct a
campaign over the radio. Before the
farmers accept the Tittemore chatter
they should ascertain for whom and
for what Mr.. Tittemore is speaking.
Our guess would be that the Title
more campaign dovetails into the
plans of the Hoover high command.
The Writ episode was the first as
sault. The Old Guard in the Repub-
lican party plans on staging come
back by frightening the American
people into the belief that the Roose-
Welt administration is leading the
country along the paths of Commun-
ism. It's the Chapple campaign on
a national scale.
1T would be interesting to know
who is footing the bills for Mr.. TIT
temore.'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
PROFITEERS FIGHT

An editorial in The Progressive
shows the similarity of the campaign
carried on by reactionary forces in
Wisconsin to that of the campaign
now being waged in Minnesota against
the Farmer-Labor party, the reac-
tionary Democratic forces here join
ing hands with Hoover Republican
ism.
1t also typifies the tactics used all
over the United States by reactionary
forces. The daily press in Washing
ton, New York, Chicago and other
metropolitan centers emits much bal
lyhoo against the "Communistic and
Socialistic" Roosevelt administration
And in Minnesota the attacks are
upon Governor Floyd B. Olson and the
Farmer-Labor party who are work
ing to make effective a program fol-
the benefit of the masses of people
Any program that interferes with
big profits of the predatory interests
is always sure to be fought to the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
THE REAL BRAIN TRUST
New York POst)

New York Post)
The real brain trust behind the
Roosevelt program is Big Business.
Raymond Moley makes the charge.
Henry |. Hartman, president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
admits it.
They explain that MIRA and AAA
had their origin with the United
States Chamber of Commerce, not
with small group of liberal profess
sors.
The MIRA is industrial recovery
through suspension of the antitrust
laws. price fixing, justification.
The AAA is agricultural recovery
through the creation of artificial scar
city at the expense of taxpayers, con-
sumers, tenant farmers and share
choppers.
What the liberal professors sought
to do was to protect the working and
IF you want the power to organize, y
they told the representatives of Big
Business, you must give labor the
power to organize, too"
IF you want the power to fix
prices" they told the representatives
of Big Business, you must give the
government power to regulate and
prevent gouging of the consumer"
IF you want to cut out so-called
cut-throat competition" they told the
representatives of Big Business, lets
start with the most obvious form of
cut-throat competition-sweats wa
ges and long hours
What Big Business wants to do now
Is not to get rid of the NRA, but to
get rid of whatever concessions it has
made to labor, the consumer and the
public I'm general.
If they get what they want, we shall
see the greatest period of trust tatics
in our history.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
LEGAL NOTICE
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI.
TION TO SELL, MORTGAGE
OR LEASE LAND

ESTATE OF MATTI RAUTIO, ALSO
KNOWN AS MATT RAUTIO.
state of Minnesota, County of Pine. SIS.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the Matter of the Estate of Matti
Rautlo. Also Known as Matt RautiO.
Decedent
The State of Minnesota, to all persons
interested in the sale of certain lands
belonging to said decedent. The peti-
ton of Ida Anttila as representative of
the above named decedent being duly
filed in this court representing that it
is necessary and for the best interest
OF said estate and of all interested
therein that certain lands of said de-
cedent described therein be sold, and
praying that license be to her granted
to sell the same.
NOW THEREFORE,. You and each of
you, are hereby cited and required to
snow cause. if any you have, before
this court. at the Probate Court Rooms.
IN the Court House in Pine City, County
or Pine. State of Minnesota. on the
llth day of June 1894. at ten o'clock
a; mr., why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
WITNESS, The Judge of said court
ana the seal of said court, this 18th
day of May. 1894.
Court SeaD ROBERT VIII cox
S. G. L. ROBERTS, -
Attorney for Petitioner
MAY I'D
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
SPEAKING OF BABBLING
(The st. Paul Daily NewS)


Commissioner r. A. Trovatten of
the state agricultural department, has
a fluent ghost writer.
His latest outbreak was a dandy.
In it Sec. Wallace Of the federal de-
partment of agriculture was dubbed
a "yes-man" under domination of Rex
ford Tugwell Columbia university
brain buster" who accumulates
imaginary agricultural knowledge
while watching sunsets from the cam
pus knoll" of his university.
The AAA farm program with its re-
ductiOn of acreage was described as a
"fiasco conducted by babbling farm ad-
visers who have done nothing for the
farmer and never will and the adj
visers were pictured as pseudo agri-
culturists who received their training
feeding pigeons in Central park"
And what is all this about?
Mr.. TrOvatten does not believe in
the AAA program and has been say
ing so-just lately when the dry winds
began blowing the farms away and
the drOuth threatened to prevent any
crops at all.
Before that time he was not so
audible. Nor did he have his plan
for federal government purchase and
storage of all farm crops. At least it
received scant attention. Hindsight
is responsible for Mr.. Trovatten's evo-
luton into a norman"
Meanwhile the farmers may reflect
on the fact that if their crops are de-
stroyed as he predicts about the only
cash any of them are likely to get is
from the AAA payment ON wheat, corn
and hogs not grown and raised-prO-
vided the farmers did not follow Mr.
Trovattens advice and went into the
crop reduction program.
We do not profess to know the an
swer to the agricultural problem but
we feel sure Mr.. TrOvatten did not
know it himself, until recently. Mean
while we are confident that Sec. Wal
lace and President Roosevelt have
been doing the best they can with a
most perplexing situation. They GER
tainly deserve less picturesque and
more temperate language than Mr.
Trovatten's ghost writer employs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
CORN-HOG QUOTAS
EXPECTED SOON

Corn acreage quotas for Pine cOun-
ty are expected to arrive any day
now and hog quotas also should be
available soon, according to Lester o.
Gilmore, the county agent
This statement is based on word
received from Andrew Boss, in charge
of production control in Minnesota,
Dean w. c. Coffey, dean of the Uni
versity Department of Agriculture,
and Harry S. Muir. member of the
State corn-hog committee, who re-
Gently returned from Washington
where they presented to the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration the
quotas.
81 believe that we succeeded in con-
vincing the federal AAA officials"
Mr.. Boss says, that the county corn
acreage quotas should be set at once.
They should be in the hands of the
county committees this week and the
hog quotas should be received few
days later. In the meantime, l would
suggest that contract signers proceed
with corn planting on the basis of
plans laid when they applied for con-
tracts, planting a little less corn,
rather than little more, if in doubt
as to how much the contract will per-
NIT Minor adjustments may be nee
essary later, but anyone who seriously
tries to meet the requirements of the
contract need have no fear of pen
alties if slight discrepancy should
occur"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
CHIEF JUSTICE TO SPEAK

Many Pine county admirers of Chief
Justice John P. Devaney, liberal lead
er of the State Supreme Court, will
avail themselves of the opportunity
to hear this able speaker, thinker and
jurist at the Memorial day exercises
in Pine City on May both.
Mr.. Devaney has given several adj
dresses in the state on the Constitu-
ton of the United States, the docu-
ment written by the statesmen of the
Revolutionary days. The addresses
have been very enlightening in the
face of the changing social and eco
nomic conditions. If the chief Justice
chooses to dwell on the Constitution
in his Pine City address his listeners
will leave with better under
standing of this great document.
1t is a lecture that is we'll for both
young and old to hear.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
THE CHICAGO TELEPHONE
DECISION
(The Capital Times, MadisOn)

(The Capital Times, Madlson)
The 10 year delay in determining
the validity of the utility regulating
commissions ruling in the Chicago
telephone company case illustrates
only too clearly the shocking incapa-
city and slowness of both the judiciary
and state regulation in obtaining
Justice for the public on rate matters.
For 10 years and more the peO-
pie of Chicago have been paying
exOrbitant rates for telephone
service. The telephone company
has been piling up vast and UNI
warranted profits at the expense
of 100000 consumers. A review
of the case indicates that all the
holding company tricks common
to the utility combines were used
to keep up the rate structure, in
Guiding OverchargeS by affiliated
concerns supplying materials.
Now after 10 years, the United
States supreme court has upheld the
rates fixed by the commission in 1923
and ordered the refund of Overpay-
ments to the consumers. If the re-
funds could all be made, $1S,OOO,OOO
would be returned.
But a great many things happen to
400, 900 consumers in decade. Thou
sands have left the city, others have
died, others will be unable to furnish
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17

Two spinsters were discussing men.
(Which would you desire. most in a
usband-brains, wealth, or appear
ance?" asked one.
Appearance" snapped the other,
land the sooner the better
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
STURGEON LAKE

Summary-Two base hits. j. Cum
ningham, Upgren 3; three base hits,
Balich ,, Gay; sacrifice hits. Keller,
Jensen; struck out. by Madsen Z. by Oh
son o. by Nelson ,; hit by pitched ball.
{. Hyldahl by Cunningham; bases on
balls. off Madsen T. off j. Hyldahl l,
off Eriksen l, off Cunningham 4, off
Olson l. off Nelson l; umpire Jupe
Johnson; scorer, Jensen; time 300.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our deep ap-
probation and thanks to all our
friends and neighbors for their as
siStance and expressions of sympathy
during the illness and loss of our be-
loved wife and mother, especially
Brothers Smithum, Morken and Erick-
son and those who sang. We also
want to thank Rev. Chas. S. Rydell
for the use of the Lutheran church
and all who so kindly assisted in the
home after the services.
w. Nj. Plaisted and family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17
sub. for Stanton.

Summary-Two base hit. Slime; struck
out. by Pearson 6. by Lehet 9; hit by
bases on balls, off Lehet =, off Pearson
;; left on bases, Willow River 6, Brook
Park 10; umpire. Jim Brennan: scorer
q. "A. BriSbin; time. 2:1O.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-17

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26

Logan has been heard at Trinity
Lutheran church on several occasions
ard returns this year after more study
and development in his art. There
will be no admission charge to TINS
concert but a free will Offering Will
be taken.
The Trinity church school will pre-
sent a collection Of books to the Bis
marck Public Library In commemor-
alton Of the translation Of the Bible
by Luther, this to be the second gift
Of this kind to the library made dur
ing the Reformation observances OF
the church. Miss Ruth King, libra
rian, will accept the books on behalf
of the library at the dedication serv-
ices at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
The volumes to be presented are
"Luther,s German Bible" by Reu,
''The Translated Bible" by Norlie and
1.-THE Conservative Reformation" by
Krauth.
Rev. Rindahl also announced Friday
that motion pictures Of tho story.
"Terje Vixen" will be shown at $50
O'Clock next Thursday evening BY ].
s. Ristisund, q recent graduate Of the
Luther Theological Seminary, st.
Paul. This picture Is to be shown at
the church under auspices Of the
Mems club, with . nominal admit
lance charge.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26
MADNLAN CONFESSES
TO Staying OF SIX
Wholesale Slaughter Of Rsla.
tiyes Told to Police by
Former Mail Carrier

Quebec, Oct 26.-R- Police said
Friday that . former mail carrier ad-
mitted Staying six persons and wound
ing two others Thursday.
Officers hunted for the bodies OF
two OF the dead while doctors worked
to save J. B. L. NORM, postmaster OF
Quebec. from becoming the seventh
to succumb.
A mail clerk, the eighth victim Of
crazed gunfire, was wounded only
slightly.
Two sisters, q niece, two nephews
and his former employer were the
ones whom ]. Rosaire Bilodeau said
he killed while running amuck. He
led officers Thursday night to the
bodies Of the three women and search
was started in q woods for the
nephews.
Authorities said Bilodeau told them
he disposed Of the five relatives by
taking them on two automobile drives.
First he drove his nephews to the
BEAUFORT woods and returned without
them. Then he made q second trip
with his sisters and niece.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26
Child IS KIDNAPPED
FROM SCHOOL YARD
5.Year-0Id Patricia Henry SELF.
cd and Driven Oft at
Hartford, Conn.

Hartford. Conn.,, Oct. 26.-(R)-Two
men snatched nine-year- old Patricia
Henry from the yard Of st. Josephs
parochial school Friday afternoon
and drove off with her in an auto.
mobile bearing New York license
plates. Police Of three states were
notified.
Tektype ana telephone messages to
Connecticut, New York and Massa-
cnusetts police asked them to halt q
blue sedan NASH.
The child, who lives with her
grandmother, was on her way back
to school after the noon recess.
The men drove up to the school
yard at lao p. m. (EST). The oc-
currence was witnessed by a woman
who notified the police.
Police were told the automobile
sped toward Pennington.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26
Lady Furness Applies
Axiom to Mrs. Whitney

New York, Oct. 2e.-R-Lady
Furness, who came from Europe to
help her twin sister. Mrs. Gloria
Morgan Vanderbilt, regain custody Of
her daughter. Gloria, Friday modi-
fled an old axiom slightly and applied
1t to Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
why should people in glass houses
sling mud?" she declared. THAT wo-
man has always had what she wants. =
Lady Furness made this vigorous
attack following her appearance on
the witness stand in supreme court
where Mrs. Vanderbilt IS seeking "a
prove to Justice John r. Carew that
She IS q good mother, and that her
daughter, l0-year-old heiress, should
be restored to her guardianship.
Mrs. Whitney. sculptress and art
patron, now has possession Of the
child heiress, her niece.
What Lady Furness said in the
court was not known. since Justice
Carews ban on press and public Il
still IN effect. but In the corridor she
gave vent to . batch OF rhetorical
questions.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26
CATHEDRAL PLAYERS
ARE WELL RECEIVED
Clever Presentation OF The
Torch Bearers Thursday
Makes Hit With Audience

The Cathedral Players performance
Of the George Kelly satirical COM
edy, The Torch Bearers" given
Thursday evening before Z large au-
dience overlooking the main floor OF
the Bismarck city auditorium, pre-
saged brilliant season Of amateur
theatricals in the Capital City.
In the cast were several Of the
players who turned In the superb per-
formances Of the Players' first pre-
sentation, 1.-THE Upper Room" last
Holy week. The Torch Bearers
added new glories to the credit Of this
dramatic group.
Staged with . finish not often
found in the work Of amateurs, the
comedy proved high entertainment In
the hands Of such actors q James
Walsh. Frederick Monley and the
Misses Cora Marie Strauss, Jane
Byrne and Ruth stenquist, who were
ably supported by the minor play
ers.
IN the difficult role Of AGrs. J.
Duro Pampinelli, director Of Z we'll
intentioned little theatre group, Miss
Strauss made q promising dramatic
debut. The ease and finish Of Walsh's
portrayal Of Frederick Ritter made
him = favorite and was particularly
to advantage In the third oct.
Miss Byrne, g Mrs. Paul A. Ritter,
turned in performance much above
average and shared honors with Miss
Stenquist, as Mrs. Nelly Fell, In many
Of the most mirth provoking scenes.
Though cast In q small part, Frede-
rick Monley, who comes from Grand
Forks with . well-established repu-
tation as an actor, contributed spark