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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
AT 1T AGAIN

1t beats all what straws enemies
some times will grasp at.
1t is naturally to be expected that
men with the leadership. ability. and
courage of Governor Floyd B. Olson
will have opposition and strong OPP
position at that. The custer proceed
ings now pending in court, however,
are silly. That, grOwn-up men and
women should spend the valuable
time of the court as we'll as many
others on such trivial nonsense seems
prepOsterOus.
1t is alleged that Governor Olson
was the recipient of favorable pub
licity that had real value in dollars
and cents and which was not reported
in his campaign expenditures filed
with the secretary CT state during the
1894 campaign. The news and edi-
torial columns of the Minnesota
Leader are supposed to have contained
about $4,000 worth of publicity in
behalf of the governor in the last po-
litical campaign, according to the
complainants.
d
more than three-quarters of CEN
tury-most of the governors have
been Republicans. An occasional
Democrat has been elected, and Floyd
B. Olson is the first Farmer-Laborite
to hold the office.
Those Republican candidates for
governor have, generally speaking,
had the support of all the Twin City
daily newspapers as we'll as the con-
sentative and reactiOnary newspapers
all over the state-dailies and week
lies. Have those past candidates for
governor, with all that newspaper
support. reported the amount of pub
that publicity?
Having in mind the large number
of conservative and reactiOnary news
papers in the state that have con-
stantly given their support to Repub-
lican governors and realizing that
the third party movement has now
arrived at the point where it has one
statewide newspaper giving support
to the FarmerLabOr candidates, it
seems ridiculous that there should
be any squawk-
This court case, however is so out
of order that even some of the Re-
publican weekly newspapers in the
state have expressed opinions against
it.
1t appears to be case of personal
hatred with some political dynamite
in it, Naturally. political antagonists
want to get" the governor. 1t is
not their great concern for the pub
lie good. fairness. or Righteousness.
that has moved them to bring it into
court.
And what would be the result If
Governor Olson were Ousted from Of
flee? If they were so anxious to have
a Republican in that office. and a
Republican would be succeeding him,
it might be understood. but if Gov
ernOr Olson were let out of office, as
the situation now stands. he would
only be succeeded by another Farm
erLabOrite.
As the northern newcomer to these
shores might say. it's yoke"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
LOOK OUT!

A rather amusing editorial APP
peared in the columns of a Mime
sofa weekly newspaper recently. 1t
reads as follows:
"a national labor leader made
speech in New York recently
to large gathering of laborers
in which he threatened a nation
wide strike unless Congress
passed certain legislation de-
manded by labor organizations.
1t is a crime to practice coercion
upon an individual and it seems
to us that in attempting to scare
Congress into passing laws under
this kind of a threat is on a par
with taking money at the point
of a gun"
In the first place Congress is not
so easily intimidated 1t is a long
time since it's members developed
their eye teeth. If the requested leg
islatiOn was fair and just and absO-
lutely necessary it seems that it is
rot matter of undue coercion. Ii
one labor leader is able to create
a national strike he must have some
power. Those things do not happen
in a flash. A national strike is not
brought about by the oratorical abil-
ity or the influence of one man.
There must be justification for the
strike.
At any rate. comparing that kind
of a threat with taking money at
the point of a gun" makes a person
smile.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
HOW MANY ARE REMEMBERED!
(The Minneapolis Starr

Inc MlnledpOllS SIdf
Jesse James grave is still being
visited by tourists who chip pieces off
his tombstone for keepsakes.
Jesse James exploits are associated
with cOlerful era of American his
tory and are confused with the daring
deeds of better men than he. For
that reason the tombstone-chippers
may be excused for their tombstone
chipping.
But how many are visiting the
graves of late-lamented killers of the
Dillinger type? How many can name
half dozen of these heroes" who
got into the headlines a year or two
ago? They are already forgotten.
Their shame, their crimes, have
dragged them into nothingness and
Oblivion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20

take care of themselves. emphasized
by the 1927 legislature. which made
80 per cent cuts in state aid, has been
reversed. Credit for these changes
should go to the progressive members
OF the legislature, the governor, and
the reOrganized department of edu-
cation.
All the provisions of the state aid
law cannot be discussed in a short
article. In general, the flat aids,
providing fixed amounts for each
school organization, have been cut.
All aids and appointments are taken
away from districts not providing at
least eight months of school. The
aid for teacher training departments
has been reduced. Reduction of this
aid. together with average daily at
tendance as basis for apportionment
and supplemental aid. will result in
these departments ceasing to be pro-
fitable source of income and will no
doubt eliminate some of the excessive
ones. The surplus of teachers will
eventually be reduced.
The greatest benefit to the poorer
districts comes from the revision of
the supplemental aid law It is now
provided that, if 30 mill tax or tax
limit, as on agricultural lands. does
not give, together with all other aids
except transportation aid, $50 per
elementary pupil or 500 per high
c. tote
the difference to make those amounts
This amount has to be spent for rum
ming expenses of the school in order
to receive it. Transportation costs
and debt service are not counted. The
tendency of this law should be to en-
courage districts to spend at least
$50 per grade pupil and 500 per high
school pupil. At the present time the
richer districts are spending more.
Many poor districts are spending less.
In the writer's district, the amount
spent for both grade and high school
pupil together approximates $40 per
pupil per year. Although quality of
instruction is not necessarily in pro-
portion to expense. there is no doubt
some relationship. More money to
spend means better Institutional ma
terials such as books, magazines,
charts, maps, pictures. slides and
films, and in some cases more and
better paid teachers.
An undetermined and difficult ques-
tion is that of how much of these
aids the state will be able to pay.
The provisions of the legislature for
raising revenue were inadequate. An
other session may be called. During
the past few years prorating of aids
has been at about seventy per cent.
This prorating has been on the ninety
per cent cut in aids made by the 1927
legislature. 1t has given about 63
per cent of what the aids should have
been. BY cutting flat aids, by elm
mating aid to seven month schools,
and by giving supplemental aid only
to districts with 30 mill tax rates
instead of to any with rates over 20
mills as in the past, the state may
be in a fairly good position to pay
the new aids almost in full.
Minnesota has long been a leader
among the states in the field of edu-
cational legislation. The Legislature
of 1885 has built constructively along
progressive lines which may we'll be
copied. The expensive, inefficient,
and partisan political" gathering Of
law makers deserves much credit
from the educational profession.
L. A. JUDIN.
Superintendent of Schools.
Brook Park, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
FROM THE WRECKAGE
(The st. Paul Daily News)

NRA's downfall does not spell the
complete ruination of the republic. as
limited by Pres. William Green of the
American Federation of Labor. Gen.
Hugh Johnson and other ardent sup
porters of the new deal recovery ma
chinery.
Nor does its wreckage mean quick
prosperity. as some of its industrial
enemies have pointed out.
There is no doubt that we shall see
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
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
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our information. Signed articles al
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name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv Ameri-an.)
1T CAN'T BE DONE
(Raudette RegiOn)

Democrat leaders, want Huey Long
and Jim Farley, head of the post Of
flee department.. to kiss and make up,
but we can't imagine Huey playing
post office with Jim.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-20

Comment is free but facts are
sacred.-The late C.. p. Scott. editor
Manchester Guardian.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

At present there are AZ municipality
owned electricity and power plants in
Minnesota. Most of these have ex-
tended power lines into rural dis
tricts for farm. use. Litchfield. for
example, has 20 miles of chi line"
outside its city limits. At the same
time there are six comparatively
owned farmer lines supplying rural
power exclusively to farms, accord
ing to John Hay, deputy commissioner
of agriculture. No other state in the
union has this number of farmer
owned rural power companies, he
pointed out. Only IL per cent of the
farms in Minnesota are supplied with
electric current, Mr.. Hay said. The
average for the United States is 10
per cent. With federal funds now
available for the establishment of
farmer-owned electric plants, Mr..
Hays office is swamped with demands
for aid in organizing cooperatives to
take advantage of the federal aid.
Minnesotas ERA work program ex-
tending from March Is, 1884, to Au-
gust 1, 1885, provided employment for
11O, 900 persons at a cost of $33 III ,101
it was reported to the state executive
council by L. p. Zimmerman, SERA
administrator.
Of the total expenditures $2S 1885,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29
MCPHERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist of
Kerrick, visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. Casa
don't and family Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hansen and fam
lily were supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Soper Saturday evening.
The Scott belong family returned
recently to their home in Anoka, after
spending their vacation on their farm
at Nickerson. Harold Peterson went
with them for a visit.
Mrs. Dale Becker was here to help
care for her brother, Arthur Peterson.
who passed away Friday evening at
his home. Sympathy is extended to
his sorrowing relatives.
Morris Trester and a friend of SUI
perior, visited his sister, Mrs. Paul
Hansen and family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Soper visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hansen Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

S. Paul Skahen, commissioner of
securities, has from time to time is
sued warnings to the general public
to make inquiry of his office or of a
reputable dealer concerning the value
of gold mining stocks, oil royalties
and whiskey warehouse receipts. To
these securities should be added
church and hospital bonds or notes,
issued by a church or hospital oper-
ated by religious society and sold
quite generally throughout the state
some years ago. Under the law, such
securities are exempt from procuring
license and as consequence the
securities division has no power to
pass upon their validity nor control
their sale. Many of these securities
are purchased because of religious
convictions and the belief that there
is a moral obligation to prevent them
from ever defaulting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

The Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house commission has completed an
investigation into the status of low
weight wheat so prevalent this year
due to the black rust. The inveSti-
cation was made as numerous COM
plants have come from farmers to
the effect that their wheat is not COM
manding the price it deserves.
Knud Wefald, member of the COM
mission, admits that low weight
wheat this year is high in protein
content but that does not necessarily
mean that this makes it a valuable
milling wheat, although such an idea
seems to be widespread in the wheat
country. According to tests made at
the state mill recently, wheat of SIS
pounds weight gives III per cent
flour, wheat of SO pounds, 1890 per
cent flour and wheat of 60 pounds 74.15
per cent flour. Low weight wheat from
Ais pounds to 1913 pounds gave flour
percentages of from 51.60 to 1897.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

has no jurisdiction over the bridge
across the Mississippi river at La
Crosse, which was re-opened to traffic
last week after a collapse of parts OF
the structure. Under an agreement
between Minnesota and Wisconsin this
bridge is maintained entirely by Wis
consin, according to highway depart
ment officials.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

SOS went for labor; $3,S99,288 to live
stock relief clients, and $1,683,S65 t.
nOn-relief clients. During the period
according to the report, 6,437 projects
were approved and work was in prog
ress on 1850 when SERA activities
were halted to make way for the
WPA program. This resulted in lay
ing off about $4,000 persons, Mr.. Zim-
norman states.
The works program included pro
jects ranging from digging wells ant
sewers to public building construction
flood control development, highway
grounds, parks, airports, canning Of
meats and vegetables, etc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

The story of how the Supreme Court
was given power to declare laws
passed by Congress unconstitutional
smacks pretty much of usurpation.
The Constitutional Convention never
intends to bestow such power on the
court. The fact is borne out by the
diaries of some of the delegates. In
fact, there was such close difference
of opinion on the part of the delegates
on the wisdom of granting the court
this power. that it threatened to di-
vide the convention into two warning
camps, with danger of complete
breakup. For that reason, the dele
gates determined to leave the matter
for future generations to determine.
Later. when Thomas Jefferson, the
radical" was elected president, the
conservatives in haste named John
Marshall chief justice, for the osten-
sible and uncOncealed purpose of hav-
ing him write virtually new cOnSti-
tuition through Interpretation of the
constitution. to keep the country safe
from the radicals. And one of the
things that Marshall did was to inter-
pref the constitution as giving the
Supreme court power to nullify acts
of Congress, despite the fact that the
delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention had no such intentions.
And now it will require a cOnsti-
tutional amendment to bring the con-
stitution back to meet the intents and
purposes of its trainers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

These analysis Mr.. Wefald advances
as proof that wheat high in protein
content will not for that reason alone
command high price. He also points
out that the processing tax of 30 cents
a bushel is another factor which
tends to cut the price on low grade
wheat.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

A charter was given the past week
to the Northern State bank of Thief
River Falls. The new institution has
a capital of $4,000 and a surplus of
$4,000 The charter was signed by
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

BY implication, the Minnesota State
Federation of Labor endorsed Cover
nor Olson for United States senator
"or even higher office" in a resOlu-
ton passed at the Red Wing cOnven-
tion last week. The governor adj
dressed the convention. stressing the
necessity of an economic order in
which production for use supplants
production for private profit.
The convention also attacked the
power of the Supreme Court to de-
clare acts passed by Congress uncOn-
stitutional, such as the notification of
the NRA by the higher court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29
State Capitol News
BY A. !. HARRIS

The Northwest Fire College was in
session last week at the University OF
Minnesota under the joint sponsorship
of the state fire marshal department.
and the Minnesota League of Munich
palities. About 300 chiefs were in
daily attendance for five days, attend
ing lectures and getting practical adj
vice and experience in fire evolutions
and drills. The Northwest Fire Col,
lege was addressed on fire protection
subjects, fire tactics and strategy by
J. w. Just of Chicago; Commiss iOnel
of Insurance Frank Yetka; J. E. Flor
in, superintendent of fire prevention
Madison, Wis; Sanford Herberg, Ma
tional Board of Underwriters Engi
neers; Theodore Hayes, manager o.
Publix Theaters, and Dewey w. John
son, deputy commissioner of insur
ance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

Have you read the editorials?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29

The Minnesota highway department
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-08-29
Elmer A. Benson, state banking COM
missioner.

Governor Olson was in Washington
last week on a number of matters of
interest to the state. He sought in
formation on the federal youth pro-
gram for Minnesota. The youth pro-
gram had it's origin here and this is
one of the social projects in which
the governor is deeply interested.
The governor also inquired as to
the status of Minnesota under exist
ing old age pension laws to benefit
from the federal old age pension. I'm
less the present set-up brings Mime
sofa into the federal old age pension
picture, it is extremely likely that "a
special session of the Legislature may
be called.
The governor, in Washington, like
!! wise made an appeal for approval of
the extensive water and other con-
servatiOn projects submitted by the
Minnesota Conservation Commission;
presented Is projects prepared by the
state planning commission, including
projects for rural electrificatiOn.
During the fiscal year of 1929 the
department of oil inspection was al
lowed $4,000 for all expenses. That
year it collected $9,631,151 in gaso-
line taxes. For the fiscal year of
1886 the department has only S146,O0O
to spend for office expenses yet will
collect revenue in excess of $13,000,-
900 at it's present rate of income, &C
cording to George Griffith, chief in
spector.
La opinión., 1935-03-07
DEMANDA CONTRA ES-
PERANZA IRIS
ClUDAD DE MEXICO, n.

ClUDAD DE MEXICO, MARIO 6.
-(ENclusivo).- Una dcmanda que
asciende a %cincuenta y siete mli
pesos contra la artista sperenza
Iris, fue presentada hoy ante Id
Junta de Conciliaci6n y Arbitraje
por Jose Maria Ferriz.
Asegurando que su separation
como encargado de la administra-
cion del teatro E%speranza Iris es
injustiiicada, Ferriz, no solamente
pide que Sc lie paguen tres meses
de sueldo Ell calidad de indemnlZa-
ciEn. sine que pretende Sc lie OBJ
sequie un ano de sueldo, asf como
10 que me deberia correspondent
como qualification anual' y, final
mente, Glen horas extra que ase-
gura ha trabajado en- los cuatro
meses que desempen6 su empleo.
Ferriz fue d%espedido por Ia en-
presa del Iris. ''por incapaz dc de-
sempehar el empleo que Sc lie ha-
bia asignado".
La opinión., 1935-03-07
3 MUERTOS EN-
I'm ASALTO En-
PANUCO, YER.
Una finca fue asaltada por
I'm grupo de agraristas

PANUCO, Yer, Febrero %. -
(Por Correo.)- Nuevos informes
he adquirido acerca de los sangrien
tos successes ocurridos ell sabado d
tino en- la finca de campo deromi
NADIA "Paciencia" propiedad de los
hermanos Soils. la cual fue asalta
da por I'm grupo de agraristas y
que tuvo un saldo de tres indivi-
duos muertos, uno de los cuales for
maba parte de los a~saltantes.
Estes Gatos me fueron %proporcio
nados por ell sehor Cutberto Soils,
pariente de las vfctimas, quien ma
nifesto que segdn sus investigated
nes. al cometerse ell asalto, Sc ha-
laban barbechando la terra los Sc
flores Antonio, Efren Y Aurelio So
lis Y Gerardo Berrones Soils, Guam
do llegaron un grupo de agraristas,
entire los que Sc encontraban limo
teo Gonzalez Lucas Flores San
chez. Salvador Cantero y Adrian
Alvarado, los que Embellishments
los agredieron disparandoles unas
carabinas cue llevaban.
Los agredidos tambien %trataron
de defenderse Y uno de ellos esta-
ba armada, contestando Ell fuego
CONSEQUENCE hacer b,anco en-
Adrian Alyarado que qued6 muer-
to.
Desgraciadamente por su parte
sufrieron la muerte de Antonio So
lis y Gerardo Berrones, cuyos cuer
pos fueron despu6s macheteados
por los agresores, hasta destrozar
les Ell rostro.
FL informante dice que no estu
vo presente a la bora de los aeon
tecimientos. pues desGe hace mu-
cho vive en- esta ciudad. cree que
ell yerdadero responsible del aten
tado es ell lider agrarista Plutarco
Rivera va que algunos dfas antes
del asalto dljo en- presencia del Pre-
sidente Municipal, senior Teodulo
Gea, que 81 los hermanos Soils no
abandonaban la terra. que esta-
ban cultivando, iba a ocurrir algo
grave. como dessraciadamente su-
ceGio.
Las autoridades de este lugar
han comenzado a practicar las ave
riguaciones de rigor esperandose
que ell asunto pronto quede escla-
recido y los culpables reciban el
castigo merecido.
La opinión., 1935-03-07
DISCUTEN FL
TRAFFIC. DE
LAS A r MAS

GlNEBRA, Mario e. Lord Stan
hope. representative britanico en- la
C~onferencia del Trafico de Armas
que aqui Sc celebra, dijo que de-
be confiarse en- las ~naeiones para.
cl cumplimiento de los ~convenios
que hayan suscrito solemnemente.
Estas frases fueron pronuncia-
das cuando expres6 la ~reiteraci6n
de Inglaterra tocante a su posici6n
opuesta a que Sc -inspeccionen los
armamentos en- los lusares donde
Sc fabriquen. proposition esta que
fue %presentada por la delegation
americana.
A1zunos Delegates Interpretation
por Lord Atanhope como una invi-
taci0n a las p%otencias para que
acepten Ell si%gnificado literal de las
palabras pronuneiadas por Hitler,
de que Alemania abriga intencio-
mes pacificas. y Sc considera la
excitativa lanzada por ell delegado
ingles como de mucha significa-
ci6n, debido a que fue emitida po-
co despues de que Hitler p~ronuncio
Un ElStlTsO en- e Cudi uiJo 4ut Aie
mania cumplirA accomplishments
con los compromises que le impu-
sierra cualquier documento que sus
cribiera.
Ademas Sc cree que Inglaterra SO
afana por celebrar n convention
de trafico de armamentos. en- la
cual Aleman!a consintiera tomar
parte.
Debido a que Francia ha respal-
dado la actitud de los norteameri-
canos para que Sc haga la inspec-
ci6n de los armamentos Y de que
Polonia ha demandado que Sc in
cluyan disposiciones que privan de
armamentos a las naciones agreso-
ras, Lord Stanhope ha insistido en-
que la ignominia Sc arrojara sobre
los autores &c informes fraudulen
tos de armamentos Y que este cons
tituira, por ST. Ia raz6n por Ia cual
las naciones Sc guardaran de no
fabricar mas armamentos que los
que han declarado.