davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-05
Around Town

Belle street Lot S0Id--A lot on Belle
street was sold by II. a. Grissom to
ELLA May Barbour in the only real es-
tate paper filed for record yesterday.
The consideration was given as $40
and other values.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-05

lN8- Constance +. WOolsOn. popII
lar American novelist Of her day, born
vt ClarcmOnt, N n. Died abroad.
Jan. "a 1894.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-05

Hon. Louise A, Taschcrcau. Prime
Minister Of Quebec. born there. 6S
Years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-05
O. r.. =. Meeting

The regular melting of Weldon S
Chapter, o. f. s., will be held We'd
nesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. it was
announced today. This was said to
be an important meeting, and all mem
bers were urged to be present
Henderson daily dispatch., 1935-03-05
AMERICAN LEGION
IN SUPPER MEETING
Losing Side Entcrtains Win
ncrs Last Night; About
100 Are Present

A supper meeting, at which the
losing side IN a recent membership
contest entertained the winners. was
had by the local post or the Amer
ican Legion last evening in its hall
the meal being served by the ladies of
the Auxiliary.
The side captaincd by Philip Har-
ris had to entertained a side cap
tanned tv II. E. White The affair
was a most enjoyable one with several
impromptu speeches being made by
some of the members.
Plans were also outlined for an
Exposition TO bc staged by the Post in
thC near future.
The attendance AT the session was
about 100
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
LITTLE ANTS ARE STRONG
IN UNIT

Editor Askoy American:
Farmers Holiday Association. Some
of you seem to have the idea that |
was in the wrong in regards to what
| said under date of March 3. But
bear i'm mind, this one thing, John H.
Bosch, admitted that he signed the
and now he is trying to white wash
it. And on the other hand when our
President signed the agreement, we
as members of the association were
all duty bound to stay by the agree
ment and if he broke his promises,
mind him of it. By so doing. l as a
member lived up to my duty, which
he himself broke, and not /.
If were an artist l would paint
you a picture, but being I'm not,
will try and make you understand
ar elephant is huge monster along
side Of an ant, and in the African
jungles where the elephants are wild
there are also ants, and the ants have
runways from one ant hill to an
other where they travel back and
forth. 1t often happens when the
elephant roams around he comes upon
one of those ant runways. But the
elephant does not cross it. Why?
Because the elephant knows If he
did and should accidentally step on
some of them the rest would simply
get ON his huge body and eat him up
alive, although he is a monster.
Doesn't that teach us human beings
lesson? We are supposed to have
some common sense? But have we?
The reason the elephant doesn't cross
the ants runways is because they are
organized on a united front. 1t ap-
pears to me that some of us human
beings haven't got as much sense as
the little ants have. If we did we
wouldn't allow a few to rob and ex-
plot the many of us? Pin this in
your hat and think it over.
LAURENCE V. UBL.
Hinckley, Mimi, March 10, 1885.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

or the laughter of happy children.
Could they? Yet they are allowed to
slaughter thousands of babies and
children through the numbering slave
subsection of poverty, not to mention
the countless myriad of baffled, frus-
trated, and soul crippled humans,
whose lives have been broken on the
wheel of miserably paid labor.
Poverty must be abolished. Until
we all realize that it is the selfish,
anti-social and imagineless ruthless,
who rob us of the right to life"
guaranteed by our nations founders
in the Declaration of Independence
as inalienable rights, given to man
by God, we will still be exploited and
debased into the dumb beast stature,
dead to rapture and despair. Gold and
silver belong not to the few but to all.
Therefore the restriction of money is
a colossal thievery.
We are not born to be a sacrifice
for infantile minded megalomaniacs.
Cooperation means the attainment of
humanhOOd and it demands a social
environment in which the slavery of
poverty will be outlawed and eco
nOmic security for every man and
woman the law of laws. Money-im-
perors do not fit in human state.
Their rightful environment is the
jungle where they can find real COM
petition. Profits in the human demo-
cracy will be returned to the nation.
Human life is no longer to be profit
fodder for the ruthless, the rapacious
and the enemies of brotherhood.
The stone-age is in its capitalistic
twilight. Cooperative humanhood is
dawning. And those guilty of the i'm
poverishment of the race will be writ
ten down on the Scroll as the man
haters, the. man destroyers and the
man crucifiers, who stole from their
Creator the myriad gifts meant for a
whole world and whose dust will only
be remembered as murderers by pow
erty Of countless millions Of human
beings. -.
BERT MERLING.
Lindstrom, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
PLAYING POLITICS
THE State NeWSl

The dilatory methods employed by
the reactionary leaders, particularly
in the state senate, to delay progress
on important relief, social and tax
legislation is even too much for the
conservative press to tolerate. The
Minneapolis Daily Star makes no at
tempt to even disguise it's chagrin.
1.-The state legislature" says the
Star in a recent editorial, starts an
other week Of its session with nothing
accomplished to date. AS the Star
predicted at the start of the session,
its concern is more with setting the
stage for the, 1896 elections than on
trying to solve some of the great
problems that confront the state. . E.
But the legislators are playing poll
tics instead OF getting down to BUSH
ness"
Almost half of the session is gone
and the senate is still playing poll
tics with the relief program while
cattle are dying by the thousand in
the drouth-stricken areas. If Senator
ROckne and his reactionary colleagues
think that this attitude of obstruction
and delay is going to defeat the Farm
er-LabOr administration in the 1896
campaign, they do not understand the
temper of the people of Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

figure Is probably bigger this year.
The same condition is relatively true
in every state Of the Union. What Is
the answer to this growing problem
of the farming industry toward serf-
dom, condition which existed in
England SO long and for which pill
grimages were made to new lands for
economic freedom? To what new
lands will American tenant farmers
pilgrimage for freedom?
There was a different story in
Denmark. The same unfavorable
conditions existed there, as in Eng
land, for centuries. However, the
Danes solved the problem by a diff
ferent procedure.
large scale, and during the past fifty
years have reduced their tenancy Of
farm lands from AZ per cent to 3 per
cent. In other words, 81 per cent
of the farmers in Denmark now own
their own farms.
1.-The Danes were smart. They re-
manned at home and solved their
problem there. 1t Is lasting solu-
ton"
The above appeared in the Ohio
Farm Bureau News. 1t is worth
thinking about. Are we big enough
to solve our own problems or are we
going to look to the Great White
Father" in Washington to do it for US.
v. S. PETERSEN.
Lake Elmo, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
F. D. r. SPEAKS OUT

President Roosevelt. in his message
to Congress this week, demanded in
no uncertain terms the abolition of
the public utility holding company
evil, at the same time attacking the
widespread campaign of propaganda
which has been going on over the
country in an effort to defeat legis-
latiOn for drastic holding company
regulation now before Congress.
THE disappearance at the end Of
five years of those utility holding COM
panies which cannot justify them
selves as necessary for the function
ing of the operating utility companies
of the country is an objective which
congressional leaders l have consulted
deem essential" said the President.
He remarked that regulation has
small chance of ultimate success
against the kind of concentrated
wealth and economic power which
holding companies have shown the
ability to acquire in the utility field"
If one needed confirmation of the
esident'S words he would need only
70 recall the vast insult utility en-
pire. The crash of the insult holding
company structure, which ruined
thousands of investors, should alone
be sufficient to show the people that
we have no need in our economic life
for these corporate monsters. Any
comprehensive study of the utility in
dustry reveals many instances of the
milking of operating companies by
holding companies and countless 9TH
er abuses.
1t is time, as the President so
strongly points out, that this situation
was eliminated for good.
The public should be careful to
look behind the propaganda that is
going out against the public utility
holding company bill now in congress
and also to recall these words of
President Roosevelt in his message:
1T the bilD will not destroy a
penny of actual value of those oper-
ating companies which holding COM
panies now control and which hold
ing company securities represent in
solar as they have any actual value.
On the contrary 1t will surround the
necessary reorganization of the hold
ing company with safeguards which
will in fact protect the investor"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
1.-The Great DiSSenter"

oliver Wendell Holmes is dead
And with his passing the country has
lost one of its greatest citizens. AS
1.-THE great disSenter" in the Supreme
court of the United States he exer-
cised an influence on the interpreter
ton of the law and the Constitution
that has endeared him to more than
one generation of liberals.
A Washington dispatch states his
contribution to our Jurisprudence apt
ly: Justice Holmes supported the
rights of man as paramount to prop
erty rights. He interpreted laws as
vehicles for effecting mans will and
consistently maintained throughout
his long judicial career an attitude
hich stamped him as a progress
SlN6.
"In the Interpretation of laws he
regarded what he considered the OBJ
ject which people sought through
them, rather than strict construction
of the language of the statutes"
The lesson of Justice Holmes ca
reer. in other words, is that the Con-
stitution is a living, growing docu-
ment, developing with the develop
ment of the people and their needs.
He was not one of those who believed
that the Constitution was devised to
shackle future generations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
The Fishing Goes On

Charges that the State Senate Gin
ical fishing expedition. made by Gov
ernor Olson and others at the out
set of this probe. seem to be borne
out by recent developments before the
investigating committee.
In Monday nights hearing before
the committee an attorney for High
way Department officials was denied
the right to crOss-eXamine a witness
making charges against the depart
ment in connection with land pur-
chases. Senator James A. Carley of
Plainview, chairman of the conserva-
tive-dominated committee. was most
vehement in refusing to permit such
croSs-eXamination, intended to bring
out evidence to counterfeit the charges
made by the committees witness.
When the attorneys request was
put to vote it was rejected 5 to 3.
the three liberal members voting to
permit the cross-examination.
This is not the first time that the
committee has refused to hear more
than one side of the story. If 1t
were. the wholly biased and partisan
procedure might not be so obvious,
but with repeated instances of this
kind the public cannot but become
convinced that this investigation is
not an impartial fact-finding inquiry.
II must conclude that it is nothing
but an inquisition, bent on smear
ing" the Farmer-Labor administra-
tion and determined that the admin
istration shall have no chance to pre-
sent its side of the case.
Five thousand dollars-taxpayers
money-has been appropriated by the
Senate for this so-called investigation.
While the citizens of Minnesota would
not object to the expenditure of this
money for a useful purpose they have
every reason to protest strenuously
against wasting state funds on a BIZ
ased and partisan investigation such
rs this has turned out to be. Clearly.
aside from ''smearing" the Farmer
Labor administration it has little
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Charges of excessive administration
costs and inequitable distribution of
relief have been widespread The
setting up Of a new relief system
under the new relief appropriations
would permit the development Of a
relief plan whereby local govern
mental subdivisions would exercise
at least part of the authority of super
wishing relief distribution. l would be
willing to gamble that if local county
boards, town boards and city and vii
lage councils were placed in control
of relief payments that the cost Of
operation would be far less and fne-
qualities in granting relief would be
fewer than under the present state
system. Local boards, knowing local
conditions and local needs, are in
position to handle these matters more
capably than State and National or
CARNATIONS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

other aim than to build up politically
it's conservative sponsors. The use
of the taxpayers money to advance
the political fortunes of any clique
is unwarranted and should be pre-
vented by the protests of the taxpay-
ers themselves.
Some of the same men who are
dominant in this political mud-sling-
ing investigation are among those
who have opposed outspOkenly the
appropriation of public funds for the
relief of destitute farmers and work.
ers of this state, but they have been
all too willing to spend such money
to promote their own selfish aims.
1t is time the people put stop to
their high-handed tactics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
DRIFTING TOWARD SERFDOM
Editor Askoy American:

Editor ASkOv American:
over a period Of 800 years in Eng
land farmers witnessed nearly COM
plete tenant occupancy Of the land.
Conditions became unbearable for till
lers of the soil. Then pilgrims came
to America to be free of tenancy and
to become land owners.
From 1920 to 1920 American farm
ers enjoyed land ownership on large
percentage basis. and prosperity in
the entire country could be measured
by the relative income of agriculture
TO the nations income.
In 1900 there was a 35 per cent
tenancy Of farms in Iowa. This figure
grew to 5S per cent in 1893. The
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
OBSERVATIONS
By Cong. ELMER J. RYAN

On February 10, a delegation of
sent by the Minnesota Legislature, to-
gether with a committee of Mime
sofa congressman and the two u. S.
Senators from the state, met with re-
lief administrator, Harry Hopkins and
proposed changes in the amount and
nature of feed relief in Minnesotas
drouth area.
An account of this conference was
given in this column two weeks ago
and the change predicted at that time
has now been made.
One and one half million dollars
each month will be furnished by the
State Rehabilitation Corporation for
this purpose. The allowance for work
animals has been raised from six dol
lars per month to ten dollars per
month in order to put horses in shape
for spring work. The Ten Unit
Rule" has been abolished and each
relief applicant will now be consid-
cred on the merits of each individual
case. Consideration will be given to
all circumstances including the size
of the farm and other factors.
This type of relief is most urgently
needed at present and if proper pro-
visions is made to take care of the
seeding of this years crop and the
preservation Of foundation dairy
herds great load will be lifted from
future relief appropriations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
JUST DIGGING DIRT!
(The ST. Paul Daily News)


More than a week ago the senate
investigating committee heard the I'M
supported story Of a disappointed bid
der for a contract on the state office
building.
He furnished a sensation by charg-
ing that the state purchasing agent
and the general contractor insisted
that the price of successful SUBJ
contract was a $4,000 contribution
''to the party"
There was an immediate denial
from the state official, the general
contractor and the governor-all Of
whom demanded an opportunity to
clear themselves from the allegation.
That opportunity has not yet been
given by the committee, though the
damage Of the original charge is still
being DONE
This is just another instance Of the
kind OF one-sided investigating which
Is being done by the senatorial
sleuths.
sue its inquiry into important matters
such as allegations of loaded over
head, fancy salaries paid for need
less jobs and the like is more a mys-
terry than ever-unless, of course.
none such exists.
II that is the case, the hearing
might better be brought to a close.
Even as a show it Is beginning to
flop. The only purpose served so far
has been to manufacture some cheap
political ammunition. But perhaps
the purpose was to dig dirt?
m vour obopnin0 xhrou oh <b> ~,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
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 IL the
writer does not wish to have his
name used 1t will be withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Following are two sample messages
received by me in connection with the
proposed Townsend Old Age Pension
Bill:
"Ryan-you guys are supposed to
be smart! If you can't display any
more common sense than you have so
far by refusing to support the Town
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

been urged that payment of prevail
ing wages for relief work would tend
to discourage workers from seeking
private employment.
The continuance of relief activities,
CCC expansion and Public Works has
awaited action in the Senate which
has been delayed by the prevailing
wage dispute.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Two business men were discussing
the recent Supreme Court decision In
the gold standard clause, and during
their discussion one said to the other.
II tell you what this country needs
is more elastic currency"
81 don't know about that" said the
other, what 1 favor is a more ad-
hesive currency" Both" said lis
tener.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
Askov H. S. Quint Wins Ten, Loses One

With of II gameten victories and
by
indicated
points, and free throw
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

And does it necessarily follow that
homely wit is that which the old man
tries out on his wife and kids before
telling it to the KiwaniS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Tobacco is dirty weed:
like it
1t satisfies no normal need:
l LIKE it
1t makes you thin. it makes you lean.
1t takes the hair right off your bean:
It's the worst darn stuff I've ever
seen:
like It
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

send Plan you can pack your grips
and come home!
Signed: Mrs.--'
Dear Congressman: Looking for
ward to you to use your best judy
ment on the Townsend Plan. Will be
appreciated by me.
Yours truly,
Signed: Mr..
Both messages are from residents
of Minneapolis and the difference In
the type of expression used will be
noted.
l regret to say that too many Of the
former type Of message and too few
of the latter type are received by
Congressman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Explanation: You see we spent all
the money for the radio broadcast, so
we have to get the newspapers to
print it free.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

A child is Just a stomach, sur
rounded by curiosity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

The $4,SSO, 100000 work relief bill
was returned to the Senate by the
Committee on March with the Nc
omitted.
Labor forces which had been sue
cessful in securing payment Of 55c
per hour on previous relief work ex-
penditures had attached an amend
ment to the contemplated bill requir-
ing payment of relief wages equal to
those paid by private industries. This
provision was opposed by the admin
istration which proposed to pay those
engaged at relief work a salary Of
approxim ately $50 per month. It has
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Intensive efforts are being made to
obtain immediate passage of an ap-
preparation measure to finance the
seed loan program authorized by the
recently enacted seed loan bill. Funds
provided by the proposed work relief
bill can be used for this purpose if
the bill is enacted soon enough. In
the meantime worried western con-
gressmen have sought action from the
appropriations committee on a sep
arate appropriation measure
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14

Do your shopping through the col
umns Of the Askov American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
Yours truly,
Signed: Mr..

If a girl marrfes for money she
earns a lot more than she gets.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-14
FROM EXCHANGES

Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1935-09-27
JAPONSKO ZAUJME
SEVERNU GNU

Pre- krizu v Europe, ia
ponci sa citia teraz vopnymi
pokracovat' v okupovani Ci-
ny. Japonsky velitel vojska
v Tiencine, v Cine, vydal pre-
HAS, ktory vzbudil hrozu
medzi Cinanmi, lebo gene
raj Tada nechce mic ineho,
ako 20. severnej Ciny urobit'
druhe Mandzuguo, take by
severna Gina stala sa takou
japonskou provincou, ako
Mandzdria. Gen. Tada pove
dal, ze Japonsko must 60
slobodit'' severnu Cinu cd
nankingskej vlady a od hro-
ziaceho '..zosovietizovania"
Ruskom. A ktokol'vek by sa
Japoncom postavil oproti
zaujatiu severnej Cfny, bude
'zniceny'', doklada prokla-
macia gen. Tadu. Je celkcm
mozne, ze Japonci zacnl vol
nu j proti Rusku.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1935-09-27
Posledna hra
o campionstvo
Lansingville a Hubbard budl
zapasit' ma Shady Run

Teraz v nedel'u bude po-
sledna baseball hra o CAM
pionstvo Slovenskej Baseball
Ligy ma Shady Run hrisku
medzi Lansingvillcanmi a
Hubbardcanmi. ODE caty ma
jd po jednom vicc'azstve a
preto ktora zvit'azi V nede-
,Pu, bude campionom. - .
Lansingvillcania hrali v ne
depu S polskou catou osady
sv. Stanislava ma nov ,m hri-
sku ma Gibson St. a porazili
ju vysokym sk6rom. A .je to
najlepsia pol'ska cata ma Ma
honing doline.