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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
KEEPING THEM ALERT

Too large a majority of any pOlit-
zeal party in lawmaking body may
not always be so healthy. There is a
tendency for the majority party to
ride rough shod over others, espe-
cially if the majority is so great that
they have things their own way.
The majority of Democrats does not
need to be added to in the national
Congress and so therefore it will be
ent Farmer-Labor congressman this
fall and add to the list SO there may
be nine Farmer-Labor congressman
and one senator from this state. The
FL. lawmakers will vote for legisla-
tion that is for the good of the peo-
pie and so the Democratic party has
nothing to fear in that respect when
their proposals are good. The FL.
congressman from Minnesota have
also been very attentive to business,
missing but few roll calls.
1t will make the Eastern states
sit up and take notice should Mime
sofa this fall re-elect its progressive
governor, a majority of state repre-
sentatives and senators and all pro-
gressives to the national lawmahing
body. And it will help materially if
other Northwest states will elect pro-
gressive lawmakers.
The Democrats are looking to 1896
for national victory again, and with
big delegation of progressive law
makers from the Northwest in the
next session of Congress they will be
on their toes to enact legislation that
is wanted by the people and which
will return them to power in 1886.
Cutting down their majority little
in the coming election will do no
harm. 1t makes for more alertness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
FL. NOTES
By OSCAR w. ANDERSON
Secretary Central Committee Pine Co.
Farmer-LabOr Association

By OSCAR w. ANDERSON
Secretary Central Committee Pine Co..
Farmer-Labor Association
Attorney General to Speak.
Harry Peterson will give an address
at Hinckley Sunday afternoon, Sept.
16. The FL. candidate for re-elec-
tion to the office of attorney general
was born and reared in st. Paul where
he was educated in the public schools.
In 1912, he was graduated from the
College of Law at the University of
Minnesota, having worked his way
through school. He has held the Of
fees of assistant county attorney and
county attorney of Ramsey county and
has been active in local and political
affairs in his home city and county.
One of his several outstanding
achievements in his present office is
the Mortgage Moratorium bill. Upon
the request of Senator Laura Naplin,
the bill was drawn by him, and after
having been passed upon by the leg
islature, was upheld by the United
States Supreme Court in a history
making decision declared by many
to equal in importance and effect
the bred Scott decision.
Conference at st. Cloud.
The next 9Th District conference
will be held at the court house in
st. Cloud Sunday, Sept. 16, begin
ming at 10 a. m. Speakers include
Congressman Magnus Johnson, Lieut..
Gov. X. X. Solberg, A. H. Kleffman,
and Chas. Mum. At the last meeting,
eleven of the fifteen counties in the
district were represented. All of these
conferences are open to the public.
County Meetings.
The Central committee meets at
Sandstone Friday, Sept. IA. 1t is i'm
portant that all members attend.
Cavalcade speakers will be present.
Other meetings scheduled are: Dell
Grove, SEPTEMBER Is; Pine River, Sep
TENDER II; Birch Creek at the West
School, Sept. IS; Pine City, Septem-
Der 81.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
TACTICS OF DIVISIONs
(The st. Paul Daily News)


AS was to be expected Governor
Olson disposed of the demand of the
Committee of 100" for dismissal of a
number of state officials with an I'M
compromising refusal.
He took occasion to remind the pc
titioners that he regarded it as pro-
ceeding from A. c. Townley, former
Nonpartisan Lacquer, to whom he is
sued a challenge to prove that his
announced intention of running for
governor against him was not inter-
woven with the motives of big BUSH
ness and public utilities of the state"
So Mr.. Townley, it is now an
nounced, automatically files as an in
dependent against the governor.
Considering the opportunity, the
governor was comparatively mild in
his reply to the petitioners. Perhaps
he was considerate of the feelings of
some who, he prefers to believe, were
led astray by the willy Mr.. Townley.
In any event the outcome of this
political play remains to be seen.
Offhand the petitioners were not on
very sound ground asking the dis
missal of jobholders in order to put
in others. This is hardly high plane
upon which to stage such a spectacu-
lar political revolt. The boys should
have thought of something more
idealistic-or socialistic.
The entire episode is quite likely
to react for the benefit of the COVER
nor. Could it be that fusion having
failed to date, the tactics have been
changed to division?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
WALSH SUCCESSOR

The United States senator from
North Dakota, Gerald P. Nye, is gain
ing a reputation as a man who is
''unafraid of the cars" Members of
the Senate are usually past SO but
he is below that age so is looked
upon as one of the younger members
and also demonstrates his youth" by
his aggressiveness. Numbered with
the Northwest progressives he also
appears to be the natural successor
to the late and we'll known Senator
Tom Walsh of Montana, as leader of
Investigations. The big thing on
right now is the munitions investi-
cation.
Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen
in their column, "The Daily Washing
ton Merry-Go-R Round" commend the
North Dakota senator in the follow
ing paragraphs:
Gerald p. Nye is emerging from
the munitions probe as a contender
for the mantle worn by the late Tom
Walsh as the Senates premier cru
sading Investigator.
1.-The munitions investigation is the
third major congressional scandal
hunt that the 4S-year-old North Da-
kotan has directed in the nine years
he has served in the Senate.
"Nye was hardly out of the rookie
class when, as chairman of the SEN
ate public lands committee, he led
the search into the secret Teapot
Dome manifestations of the mysterious
Continental Trading corporation.
"a long list of notables, among
them Uncle Andy Melon, Elder Will
Hays, and the oil baron Harry F. Sim
clair, experienced squirming and en-
barrassing moments under the glare
of that revelatory inquisition.
Several years later, when the Sen
ate set up special committee for
investigating campaign funds which
no one wanted to tackle, Nye dared
take the helm.
HE came to rue his bravado. for
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick (now
Simms) was an Illinois senatorial
aspirant that year. Nye's embar-
| IdSSlHS ulSClOSuICo ICSdIulH uCI GA
penditures greatly ired the lady who
being a daughter of Mark Hanna
fought back, hammer and scissors.
Mrs. Simms was defeated. AnG
Nye was glad.
''The slender, boyish-looking North
DakOtan has come long way since
he first appeared in the Senate di
rect from the flat-bed press of 9
small country newspaper.
"He then looked just what he was
He favored bright tan shoes, extreme
lapels, brilliant-hued ties.
"All those rough edges now are
rounded off, but he retains his orig.
inal rural viewpoint, his fortnight.
ness, and sturdy liberalism.
'Nye lives simply, works hard and
steadily, has no society and plays at
no sport"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty" but who wants Senator Schall
as the chief vigilante? 1t is doubtful
il there is any man in public life in
this state, now or in the past, who
has been less honest and less fair in
his attitude toward the press of his
home state than our junior senator.
Indeed, most of the newspapers Of
Minnesota have long had Tom Schall's
number and they do net relish the
spectacle of this self-appointed cham
pion of their freedom attacking the
President of the United States for
alleged usurpation of the rights and
liberties of the press, when that no.
tion appears to be but another product
of the senator's fertile, but warped,
imagination. When the need arises,
the newspapers will be well able to
speak for themselves without any as
sistance from politicians of the Schall
stripe. Let the senator cOnfine his at
tention to the Congressional Record.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

were needy before 1880 caused by
other reasons than depression or
drouth. Second are the ones who be-
came needy caused by depression and
not receiving the cost of production.
Third, those who are hit by the drOuth.
The first group came in on all sub
jects of relief plan: flour, pork, but
ter, cheese, groceries, CWA and PWA,
feed and hay fer livestock, etc.
The second group was closely CD
sorted, some of the applicants OK'd
and the rest cast out.
The third group which will be dealt
with this winter will be put under
censorship under more restrictive
regulations than the members of the
first and second groups. The support
will only go there where they need it,
and l repeat, all the other farmers
who have a normal crop of feed on
hand but suffer on depression prices
for dairy products will meet a hard
competition in the free feed dairymen
and might cause the loss of their
property, where the Farmers Holiday
is fighting so hard to withhold that.
The Farmers Holiday principles
laid down in this writing are built
upon the theory of the cost of pro-
ductiOn and further on the theory OF
regenerating society of more equal dis
tributing of property and especially by
substituting the principles of the as
ISOLATION for that of competition
which is socialism"
JOHN NIEBOER.
Hinckley, Mimi, Sept. 3, 1884.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
FINANCING PLANS
WOULD HELP HOMES

T. N. Thomson, Askov lumber deal
Ell, has received a letter from Weyer-
haeuser Sales Company in regards to
the National Housing Act. The act
was established to enable home own
ers to moderniZe their property and
Mr.. Thomson invites anyone interest
ed to call at his office and get addi-
tional information how to go about
getting the improvements. An ex-
Cerpt of the letter follows:
In response to numerous re-
quests from dealers for help in OBJ
tanning money to carry out modern
izing and repair work under the Ma
tional Housing Act we have made ar
rangements with the First Bancredit
money at such points throughout the
country where it cannot be obtained
locally.
Public interest already shown in
the Housing Act indicates that it will
be material factor in reviving the
construction and allied industries.
The financing plan which we offer is
oil OApl CSoSlOu VI our UeSlTo To see CndC
all dealers have the opportunity Of
profiting through this construction re-
vival movement.
This money will be made available
to Weyerhaeuser Sales Company Gus
tuners secured by notes submitted by
property owners for repair and mod
ernizing work done under the provi-
siOns of the National Housing Act.
The process of obtaining this money is
very simple for those who can qualify.
All possible speed will be used in
the loaning transaction in order to
get the work under way speedily. A
limit of SS65.O0 on notes running for
three years, and slightly less amounts
for shorter term paper, has been
placed on individual notes. The
amount of such paper which we will
purchase from each dealer will be
within prearranged limits"
The above letter is Self-explanatory
and any home owner desiring to re-
model, repair or add to his present
home will be assisted in the financing
of same through a plan which Mr..
Thomson will explain more fully to
prospective applicants.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
COMMON CAUSE
(Mille Laos County Times)

Mile Laos County TimeS)
The answer that the farmers of
Minnesota are giving to the old pOliti-
cal reactionaries who declare that
farmers and laborers have nothing in
common" is exemplified in the tons
of food that the farmers of Minnesota
contributed to the striking truck en-
ployes in Minneapolis. Farmers are
hard up and it is a real sacrifice
to donate anything, but nevertheless
they are doing the best they can to
support the working people in the
city in their demands for a decent
wage and decent living conditions. The
farmers know that they can never
prosper when the workers in the
cities are forced down to starvation
wages. and are unable to buy the
necessities of life. And they know
that both farmers and workers belong
to that great brotherhood of toilers
who have made this nation great and
they are entitled to their reward for
their labor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

WE have a De Laval demonstrating
w separator which we shall be glad
to loan to any separator user for q
weeks free trial without obligation.
If a weeks trial convinces you that
you do need a new De Laval Separator,
we can give you liberal trade allow
ance on your old separator as partial
payment, and also give you such ex-
tremely liberal payment terms that
your new De Laval will pay for itself
out of savings while you are using it.
Nothing could be simpler or fairer
than this. We shall be glad to have
you ask for free demonstration, and any
other information concerning cream
separators you may desire.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
GRONINGEN

Church services will be held Sum-
day, Sept. 16, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Reuben Johnson will give his
last sermon; come and be present.
The Ladies' Aid will give a pie
social and apron sale Sept. 49,, We'd
nesday evening, at the church. You
are all invited to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. House and two
children of Des Moines, Iowa, and
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Oslund of Fries
land called at the Len. Nystrom home
Friday.
Mrs John Postma visited with Mrs.
John Bloom Tuesday.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson and daughter,
Austrid, of Friesland, visited at the
S. Haglin home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Haglin and
children visited with his brother, Ell
mer and family, at Pine Lake, Sunday.
Mrs. M. Swanson and daughter, Mil
dred, and son, Clarence, were visitors
at the Herman Carlson home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
A LOT OF BIG ONES
(MarShall MeSSenger)

We had thought the marathon dance
fad had passed on. But not scout
in California they're still at it, with
a new fangle.
The endurance dance is now per-
formed on tiny circular platform on
5O-foot tower, just large enough for
two persons. Some of them have &C
tually stayed on these things for 1000
hours.
while walking down the street and
feel foolish, remember there are a
lot bigger fools than you are.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

The New Yorker: The Republicans
are gloomy about the rapid growth of
bureaus, authorities, and commissions.
1t makes you tremble for your country
to see so many jobs being held by the
wrong people.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
HONEST DEBTORS

Cottonwood County Citizen)
Russia and China have paid their
loans to the United States in full
It's queer situation when the
heather Chinese" and the atheistic
Russian set an example for the Chris
tian nations of Europe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

Boston Herald: Intoxicated driv-
ing, uncontrolled thumbing, and indis-
criminate spoOning," a traffic report
declares. "are among the major men,
aces of our highway safety" Or to
put it even more briefly, hic, hike,
and hug.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
ILL GOTTEN MONEY
(Springfield Advance-Press)

(Sprlngheld Adyance-PreSS)
The arrest of Louis Fiquett, Chi
cago criminal lawyer, attorney for
Dillinger, raises fine question as to
how far an attorney may go in pro-
tecting the interests of his client.
Federal agents claim that Fiquett
was not only Dillinger's lawyer but a
partner in crime and that his office
was the headquarters of the gang
from which the various ventures were
planned. The lawyer, who caters to
the patronage of criminals soon be-
comes one of them. If the federal
government can pin something on
Fiquett, it may open up a new field
of activity for prosecutors and put
a crimp in the careers of lawyers who
are not particular about the source
of the fat fees they collect.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
is IT RULE OR RUIN!

A. c. Townley who in his heyday
was head of the Non-Partisan League
up in North Dakota, dating back near
ly 20 years, has been making the
front page of the daily newspapers in
Minnesota the last few days.
He was a candidate for Congress
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
OF public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's Opin.
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, 1934-09-13
SENATOR SCHALL AND THE PRESS
Mortified News)

1t will be difficult for anyone in
Minnesota to take seriously Senator
Schalrs concern for the freedom of
the press or to respect his vitupera-
tive attack upon President Roosevelt
in their current exchange of cOmpl-
ments. Every newspaperman will
readily subscribe to the axiom that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

Exchange: There are more than
eighty-four million acres of idle land
in this country all of which should
be put to work growing trees.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13

When knaves betray each other, one
can be blamed or the other pitied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-09-13
FROM EXCHANGES

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-08
Club Meetings
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
The "Medo-Persian Empire" will
be the topic for the Beta Delphian
group with Mrs. M. P. Dahl in
charge.
indianapolis Current Events Club
will elect officers at meeting with
Mrs. w. H. Link, 5212 North Penn
sylvania street. Mrs. j. w. South
will assist with Inequalities.
FRIDAY
Mrs. Flora Beck will discuss I'm
the Land of Bre'r Rabbit at meet
ing of the Friday Afternoon Read
ing Club. Mrs. w. I. Moore and
Mrs. E. J. Unruh will be hostesses.
Musical selections and discus
sion of Manchuria will be included
in the program of the Irvington
Guest Club at the home of Mrs. A.
E. Curtis, 1926 West Washington
street.
Wilbur D. Peat will discuss
Trends in American Art at meet
ing of the Irvington Social Study
Club, HOStesSes will be Mesdames
D. H. Giff1n, Earl D. Foxworthy,
Pierre VanSickle and Robert Drum.
Latin-America will be discussed
at the meeting of the Clio Club
with Mrs. Juel w. Hadley, hostess.
Continuing the program on Eng
fish poetry, Friday Afternoon Liter
airy Club members will discuss THE
Victorian Age" at a meeting with
Mrs. T. A. O'DelI, 34O6 Roosevelt
avenue.
Mrs. L. D. Kingsbury will dis
cuSS Portraits from the Bible" at
a meeting of the Irvington Service
Circle CT Kings Daughters at the
home of Mrs. L. M. Richardson.
Quartet composed of Mrs. G. F.
Cox, F. B. Nusbaunn, Farrell Scott
and Vaughn Cornish will present
program at the luncheon meeting
Of the Altrusa Club at the Column
bia Club. Miss Helena Patterson
is program chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-08
--H0Ue Hobby
More Stamps From Hind
Collection VIII Be Sold
BY MRS. c. o. ROBINSON
Times Hobby Editor

MO philatelic event Of the past
4 year created as much public
interest as the sale of the superb
stamp collection of the late Arthur
Hind. The public press as we'll as
the philatelic publications carried
news stories about it; a staff
correspondent of a press association
and reporters from leading New
York and Philadelphia papers
were assigned to attend the sale,
and even Wall Street Journal con-
sidered it worthy Of attention.
Arthur Hind was born in Eng
land, came to Clark Mills, near
Utica, N. Y, in 1890 to establish
a branch of his fathers plush
manufacturing concern, and be-
came an American citizen in 1896.
Because the small town of Clark
Mills offered few diversions, Mr..
Hind began to collect, and as his
business proSpered, the collection
grew until when he died March 1,
1888, he owned one of the few ex-
ceedingly valuable collections in
the world.
In several respects the collection
was matchless as it contained
many Of the world rarities, notably
the one known copy Of the l cent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-08
Reports to
Cover Work
in Nursing
Annual Meeting of All
Public Health Groups
Is Scheduled.

Work of all Public Health Nursing
Association auxiliaries will be re-
ported at the annual meeting Of the
association Thursday in Ayres' audi
forum.
Students of the class in home
nursing and child care, taught by
Miss Marie Moran, staff nurse, will
give a demonstration of the care of
babies. In the cast will be pupils
Of Holy Trinity school, Mary Cor
damz, Helen Haboush and Lillian
Christensen. Miss Josephine Brown,
staff nurse, will describe a typical
days service, given by the nurses.
Luncheon will be served at 1915
in the tearoom with the demonstra-
ton and business scheduled to fol-
low. Mrs. F. R. Kautz, president,
will greet the members.
Reporting for the auxiliaries will
be: Mrs. Robert Bryce, office; Mrs.
o. N. Ebert, Irvington; Mrs. Othniel
Hitch, teaching center; Mrs. Ben
Richardson, charity circle; Mrs. j.
r. Sentney, Alpha Omicron Alpha
and other groups, Mrs. w. w.
Thornton, chairman of auXiliarieS.
Other reports will be given by
Miss Beatrice Short, superintendent
of nurses; Miss Helen Sheerin,
membership chairman; Mrs. John
Rauch, secretary, and Mrs. Estelle
FSchbach assistant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-08

"Postoffice" Mauritius Stamp
pair of stamps issued by the post
master of Pleasant Shade, Va,
during the Civil war. Many
southern postmasters issued stamps
during the first four months Of
the war before the confederacy
prepared an issue. These stamps
not only are rare but of historic
value.
MANY Of the twentieth century
Iva commemorative sold for far
above catalogue price, probably to
be treasured as mementoes of the
sale. One unfortunate purchaser
lost his valuable items, but since
a record is kept Of all sale Of these
rare stamps and certificates of
title required, the finder would
have difficulty dispoSing Of them.
Collectors wishing to have a rec
ord of the sale will find COM
plete list Of prices in recent num-
berS Of the magazine, Stamps,
ending with the Dec. 80 issue.
The second sale, scheduled for
April, will offer the stamps of
Great Britain and British Colon
les. This will include the POST
office MauritiuS, but the British
Guiana, which rightly belongs in
the group, may not be offered, as
it was a gift to Mrs. Hind. If it
is placed on sale, the friends of
King George of England who
tried to buy it from Mr.. Hind
some years ago may be able to
add it to the kings collection.
The European stamps, including
the unequaled Spanish group
with its startling Goya, will be
sold in October. according to
present plans.
Dispensing Mr.. Kinds magnif1-
cent collection once it had been
assembled, seems a sacrilege.
Unfortunately no provision was
made for enshrining it, intact, in
a national museum.
However, the gems will ind
their way into other appreciative
hands and grace other fine COL
lections. Probably Mr.. Hind,
who had proved his deep interest
and affection for his hobby by the
time, money, thought and care
that went into building his COL
lection, wanted others to have the
same enjoyment in acquiring the
rarities.