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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27
MARKVILLE

Mrs. Hartley PenniSOn and family
of Minneapolis, were weekend Wis
itors at the PennisOn and PahOs homes.
E. ]. Steinbring and William Roth
spent Wednesday of last week in SUI
periOr.
The Perry Roach family visited in
Wisconsin Sunday.
Several from here spent Sunday at
the Lutheran church picnic at River
side. A good time was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Sholander were
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pennison and
Lou Andrews went to Danbury one
evening last week.
The Howard and Chapman families
went on a fishing trip Sunday.
A new road grader is doing excel
lent work on the highways.
Mrs. Frank Olson of Siren, spent
Wednesday afternoon of last week
with Mrs. E. j. Steinbring.
Mrs. Hattie BarXen and two sons,
Horace and Harry, of Blaine, Wis.
and Mrs. Coar Hendry and Richard
Bushnell of Salem. Ore. spent We'd
nesday evening of last week at the
E. j. Steinbring home. Mrs. Hendry
is a sister of Mrs. Borden and Mr..
Bushnell is her father, who lived near
McGraw Lake, Wis.,, before making
his home with his daughter in the
West Mr.. Bushnell will celebrate his
S5th birthday in the near future. He
is still enjoying good health and has
a fine tenor voice.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pennison and
Lou Andrews were in Kingsdale Sat-
urday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETIT
TION FOR ADMINISTRATION

state of Minnesota. County Of Pine. SIS.
IN PROBATE COURT
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Peterson. Also Known as John Peterson
Ramsey. Decedent:
The State of Minnesota, to All Whom Ii
May Concern:
Whereas. Emil c. Ramsey has filed
in this Court his petition stating,
among other Things. that he is a son
of the above named decedent: that said
dccedent died intestate, "A resident of
the County of Pine. State Of Minnesota.
left property in the County of Pine.
State of Minnesota. and was "A citizen
of the United States of America; and
praying that administration of his
estate be granted to Algot r.. Ramsey.
Therefore. you are hereby cited to he
and appear before said Court on the
Sth day of July. 1885. at one O'Clock
q. M. in the Court House in the Villa sc
of Pine City in said County and state
and show cause. if any you have, why
said petition should not be granted.
Dated June 9Th. 1885.
(SeaD ROBERT WILCOX.
Probate Judge.
ALBERT JOHNSON.
Attorney for Petitioner.
June 13-2T)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

AS was expected, the custer suit
against Governor Olson was dismissed
by Judge Dickinson in Hennep1n
County district court, the petitioners
having failed to make out even a SEM
blance of a case. The charges were
fantastic in the extreme and the &C
ziOn of men desperate to accomplish
their political purposes. But the sur
prising thing in the law suit-and one
which the citizens of Minneapolis
might we'll take cOgniZance Of-was
the testimony of one of the petitioners
that a large part Of the money to
prosecute the case came directly from
three prominent officials of the Min
neapOlis Citizens Alliance. This does
not square with the statement made
by the head of the Citizens Alliance
during the recent Minneapolis NUM-
cipal election that this labOr-baiting
organization of powerful business
men was not in politics. 1t is one of
the weaknesses of American political
life that vicious and anti-social Or
ganizations like the Alliance. because
of the power which their money can
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27
CLOVER TOWNSHIP

The Fred Brown family called at
the John Stewart home Saturday aft
ernOOn.
Mrs. Harry Drake spent Friday with
Mrs. Golf.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Doe called at the
Walfred Nelson home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Irons took
her sister, Marie, home Sunday eve
ming.
Frank Orr and family spent Sunday
evening at the Golf home.
The Walfred Nelson's had dinner
Sunday at the Geo. Steen home and
called at the o. B. Steen home in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Irons and daughter. Mar
ion, spent Sunday evening at the Ted
Irons home.
Mrs. Volney Moe of Minneapolis.
stayed at the Earl Crow home Sunday.
while her husband motored to Du-
luth.
Jack Grace lost his horse that was
injured while pulling stumps. Jack
was pretty badly scratched up, too.
but is able to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Frye and Arnola
and Marvin Garner made a trip to St.
Paul Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Irons, Pat
Holmes and family. Laurence Irons
and family, Ed Nelson, Francis and
Marvin Irons, Leslie Hastings. and
George York helped Mr.. and Mrs.
Emery Huntley celebrate their nine
teenth wedding anniversary Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Stevens visited Mrs.
Stewart Saturday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

parcel shower Friday at the home of
Mrs. Leonard Wahlberg, in honor of
Miss Clara Wahlberg.
The little children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon, our fire warden, have been
very ill the last few weeks. We hope
to see them up and around again soon.
Shirley Moore left for Minneapolis
Monday evening for an indefinite stay
at the home of her cousin, Leonard
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pollock and
Mrs. Joe Peters, ST., and son, Joe,
were callers in Denham Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

The division of women and children
of the State Industrial Commission
reports that thus far since the sus-
pension of the MIRA there has been
no general change in regard to work.
ing conditions as they relate to wages
and hours of employed women. The
prevention of child labor in indus
trial home work, while very far from
extensive in Minnesota, has been more
nearly attained under the NRA than
has ever been accomplished under
any state law. The hours Of labor Of
many women office workers whom
MinnesOta's 54-hOur regulatory law
failed to include have been definitely
reduced under the NRA. Likewise the
compulsory one day-rest-in-seven in
certain industries largely women en-
plOying was one of NRA's definite
achievements and one which it would
seem the part of wisdom to retain,
Notwithstanding the lack Of a state
law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27
MARKVILLE PASTORATE
c.. E. Sholander, Pastor.

C. E. Sholander, Pastor.
Next Sunday, June 80, at Markville:
Sunday school at 10, services at 1920
a. m.
Elm, Keene: Sunday school at 2:30,
services at p. m.
Kingsdale: Sunday school at 1890
a. M, services at p. m.
The Girls Society will have pic
mic at John Wideen's next Friday. All
are welcome.
The Markville Ladies' Aid will meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Glienke Thursday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27
State Capitol News
By A. l. HARRIS

1t is a healthful sign that all land
offered for sale by the division OF
lands and minerals of the State De-
partment of Conservation has been
sold to actual farmers and none to
land spectators, according to F. A.
Wildes. director No state lands are
now offered for sale except that suit
able for agricultural purposes, located
in we'll settled communities where
roads and schools are available. Also.
no land is offered which could be
used for timber production or for the
protection of lakes and watercourses.
This is carrying out the principle OF
scientific land use.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

David R. Arundel. state liquor con-
troll chief. was named chairman of a
new liquor control rules and regula-
tions to replace those of the Federal
Alcohol Control Administration, which
were invalidated by the Supreme
Courts decision in the Schechter case.
The appointment is national one and
was made by the National Conference
of State Liquor Administrators during
a meeting in Cleveland recently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

The George Washington state forest
nursery has made it possible for the
state to undertake reforestation on
fairly large scale. This nursery is
located at BadOura. When first es-
tablished it was planned to produce
100000 seedlings annually. This
amount could easily be planted by the
regular personnel. However, since
the setting up of the CCC and en-
largement of treeplanting activities.
it has been necessary to increase the
capacity to 100000 annually. These
will be planted on state forests and
state parks within the next two years
by various relief crews. There have
been approximately 100000 trees
planted in state forests and state
parks to date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

State Auditor Stafford King is in
receipt of n resolution from the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the eth dis
trict minnesota which criticized
him smartly for throwing one-third
of the veterans receiving state aid
off the relief rolls. Such retrenchment
came when the GOP-controlled exec
utive council took the veterans re-
lief bureau away from the Board Of
Control and handed it over 10 Mr..
King Farmer-Laborites in the bu-
reau were discharged.
The necessity for q special session
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

Pin-ball games are gambling de-
vices and therefore illegal. accord
ing to a ruling of Roy c. Frank, as
Sistant attorney general. On the
strength of this ruling. Municipal
Judge John w. FinehOut Of st. Paul
ordered test case so that the courts
may determine the legality Of the
device. Mr.. Frank held that pin
ball is a game of chance. and ac-
cordingly a gambling device.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

is inevitable if Minnesota wants to
take the proposed benefits of the So
cial insurance bill due to become
federal law. The federal money would
be used for old age pensions and the
individual states. as the social meas
ure is now drafted. will have to sup
ply part of the funds to receive the
federal aid. Minnesotas stake in the
matter is over S3,5OO,00O.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

A program of rural electrification
for Minnesota will be the topic at a
statewide meeting called for next
month by Mrs. Marian LeSueur. chair
man of the Power subcommittee OF
the State Planning Board. 1t Is re-
ported from Washington that $4,000
900 for a rural electrificatiOn project
will be allocated Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

After this summer estimates at the
size of the tourist trade in Mime
sofa will be unnecessary as the High
way department is at present check
ing the foreign travel entering the
state for vacation purposes. The sur
vey is a relief project financed with
SERA funds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

Gasoline taxes collected by George
Griffith. chief oil inspector. jumped
S70.756 in May over the same month
in 1884. The revenue for the month
was S1.O52.325.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

Grace Lutheran Church, McGrath
Rev. Barlau, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a. m; English
service, II a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

Henry Zon. who. short time back.
collected news at the statehouse. Is
now Federated News correspondent in
London, England.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

Many a romantic suit is pressed
under the cloak of night
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

While on the subject of taxation. a
lot of interesting facts are being un-
covered by the Minnesota tax COM
missi ion in it's investigation into tax
able wealth which has escaped taxa
ton. According to George Wallace,
member of the commission, in excess
of three billion dollars of taxable
monies and credits which escaped
taxation has been uncovered, and, he
added I'VE have only touched the sur
face" The commission is proceed
ing in its plans to collect corporate
excess taxes for 1884, payable in 1885.
and is setting the course for collec-
ton of the 1885 taxes payable in 1886.
despite the pending court action test
ing the validity of the law. This ac-
ton was instituted by the Bemis Bag
company of Minneapolis and is under
advisement by Judge Selover. Re-
gardless of the decision in the dis
trict court, it is certain that the case
will be taken to the Supreme court.
Members of the tax commission are of
the opinion that the court will uphold
the law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

exert, succeed to positions where they
dictate governmental policies and
make public officials their servants
and puppets
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-06-27

In view of the rife question Of tax
revision confronting Minnesotans, the
following from President ROOsevelt's
address to Congress on taxation is OF
special interest: with the enactment
of the income tax law Of 1913, the
Federal government began to apply
effectively the widely accepted prin-
ciple that taxes should be levied in
proportion to ability to pay and in
proportion to the benefits received.
Income was wisely chosen as the
measure of benefits and of ability to
pay. That was and is still whole
some guide for national policy" The
Presidents views are very pertinent
to the situation in our state, with con-
servatives and reactionaries endeavor-
ing to affect tax revision under tax
plan the base of which is a sales tax
and liberals, headed by Governor Oh
son, insisting that taxes be levied
in accordance with ability to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30
Workers, TdTeS and Relief

has a family of small children,
can not get work simply because
the positions are filled by married
women. Some of them complain
that they cam not get by on what
their husbands make. Well, If
they would stay home and care for
their homes and families as they
should, no doubt their husbands
would get better pay and perhaps
some other husbands could feed
their families also.
Is it any wonder our young per-
sons are becoming criminals? Idle
ness creates crime and the woman
who steals their jobs or the man
who thinks it is too much trouble
to break in a new girl when the
old one gets married on Saturday
night and returns to work on
Monday morning may feel that
they are helping to send some
ones son to the electric chair, or
some ones daughter to the gutter
and helping starve some ones
children.
My husband has earned what
we have by the hardest work, but
never has he been small enough
to expect me to go to work or
even to permit me to do so had I
been so inclined. So why not give
every one a chance?
Let's live and let live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30 1888
FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T DANCE

last coast, West coast, all around the
IL nation men and women who can will dance
tonight in behalf Of those who can't.
The occasion has dual purpose, to cele-
brate the Presidents birthday and to raise
funds In behalf Of his fellow-victims Of in
fantie paralysis. Little is known Of the
cruel malady that attacked him in his
early prime and that now accounts for fully
one-half Of the country's 100000 cripples.
Money raised at the many birthday balls to-
night will be used to find out more about it.
OF the funds TO be collected 70 per cent will
20 TO finance local rehabilitation campaigns
and 30 per cent to a national research fund.
Last years birthday balls netted Sl00O00O
for the Warm Springs Foundation.
Tonights jollty Will be tinged with lament
for those who have lost the power to dance.
Nevertheless the prevailing spirit will be that
Of hope, inspired by the man who today has
reached 50 and the highest Office in America
under handicap that would have discour-
aged a less valorous soul.
A toast to his courage!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30

book owned by the Library of Congress- This
book, published in ITO, undertook to review
the happiness which civilization brings, and
Franklin scrubbed his dissent on the edge of
one of the pages.
The difference" he wrote, "is not so great
as may be imagined. Happiness is more gen.
orally and equally diffused among savageS than
in our civilized societies. No European who
has once tasted savage life can afterward bear
to live in our societies.
1.-THE care and labor of providing for ar
tifical and fashionable wants, the sight of so
many rich wallowing in superfluous plenty
whereby so many are kept poor and distressed
by want; the insolence of Office the snares
and plaques of law, the restraints Of CUSTOM
all contribute to disgust them with what we
call civil society"
If Franklin found the leisurely pastoral So
ciety of his day uncomfortably complex and
contradictory, one wonders what he would
have thought of life in the America of 1885
Probably he would have yelled for new sheet
of paper and sat down to make a new list of
the ways in which the savage has it all over
the civilized man.
For savages, after all, do not get themselves
into the kind of tangle where people go shoe
less because there are too many Shoes bread
less because there is too much wheat, and
moneyless because there is too much hard cash
in the land
Nor, getting themselves into difficulties, do
they seek to remedy shortages of essentials by
cutting down the available supplies of food,
clothing, and other necessities.
In lesser matters too, the savage has the
bulge on us. He does not have to read about
Hauptmann trials; he does not have to listen
to crooners, nor does he kill $4,000 people a
year in the process of moving from che place
to another, as we do.
He does not have the infdelities and i'm
becilities of Hollywood to support, nor must
he listen to Senators explaining that his
country viii go to the dogs if it joins the
World Court
Is the answer then, that we must give the
country back to the Indians forthwith and
WOO the simple life while squatting placidly
under a tree? Not at all. We simply might
remember that the society we have today is
not an end, but beginning
BY civilizing ourselves, we have sur
rounded ourselves with much foolishness; our
only hope is that we shall discard most of the
foolishness as we go along, and some day reach
a state which will repay us for the vexations
we are going through now
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30
BACK THEM UP!

TINE special six-man committee appointed
i by the General Assembly to investigate
the alleged monopolstic practices of natural
gas companies operating in Indiana and other
Middle Western states started to work yes
terday and. in a first session Of about one
hour obtained what seem to be promising
leads.
To accomplish anything. it must have suf-
ficient funds to press its investigation thor
oughly, to summon witnesses from other parts
of the country if necessary, to hire special
counsel if the investigation becomes protracted.
On the companies side is great masSed
wealth The five or more companies involved
are among the largest corporate giants in the
land.
Two of them have, as Of their last state
ment. assets of more than s1,O35,OOOOOO.
The committee needs funds.
The Legislature should back its members
upl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30

TNHOSE who advocate immediate payment
Il Of the s2.IOO.O00OOO bonus to veterans
argue that such action would bring an imme-
date improvement in business. History indi-
Gates that the contrary is true.
This country has seen seven major drives
by ex-soldiers for greater subsidies. THESE
movements reached their peaks in 1870. 1885,
$780, 1893, 1909. 1926 and the present cycle,
which arrived at one high point in 1884, has
probably not yet run its course.
All these cycles are amazingly similar. An
average Of them is fairly typical Of each.
Somewhat less than 10 years after every war
the cost of veteran benefits begins to rise.
General business conditions are poor, but the
Treasury has a surplus of 20 per cent over its
total revenues.
Three years later the nation is foundering
in economic depression. Despite this veteran
relief has risen to its peak for that cycle with
the Treasury paying for this purpose 81 per
cent of its total expenditures.
The government surplus is either reduced
to microscopic proportions or an actual deficit
has replaced it. Business remains poor while
payments to veterans continue at their high
point. After little more than a year pen
sions are reduced, The Treasury once more has
a surplus, business t0kes an upswing This is
a representative pension cycle.
NTHEN Congress few years ago allowed
w loans" on bonus certificates it was
argued that this measure would end the pres
ent depression, then just getting under way.
OF course, nothing of the sort resulted.
Most appealing to the unthinking veteran is
the argument: Everybody else is getting theirs;
why shouldn't the veteran get his?" This is
the old fallacy that two wrongs make right
1t is tantamount to saying: My neighbor is
a successful burglar, therefore it behooves me
10 be a burglar"
If this is a sound argument, why isn't the
Townsend plan? Why shouldn't the old folk
of this country band together to get 5000 each
a month from the Treasury? They believe
themselves as worthy as the veterans.
The cruel thing about the bonus agitation
is ,daj it deceives the veteran. He is being
made the tool of those who want imitation.
The only way that the S2,10OOOO,OOO can be
paid in lump sum is by initiating the cur
rency.
Suppose this imitation amounted to one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30
DESIRES INVESTIGATION
OF BANK CLOSINGS

BY Harry C. Moore.
AS it is about time for the mot
forgotten men" to show up before
our new Grand Jury, there are some
of us hoping that the time they
have taken TO show up hasn't had
any deadening effect upon the
members Of this jury, as it seeming
Iy has with the pubic.
We have confidence in these new
members, and know that all the evil
dence in these cases will be acted
upon with good judgment. Every
one knows that nothing exists with
out a cause, but the cause has never
been explained to the satisfaction
of the majority. The ignorance of
the people and the members of this
new Grand Jury isn't quite as COM
plete as some of these bankers
think.
There is mo hope of hoping for
ever" says an ancient adage, and
those of us who were made to suffer
by the closing of these banks, are
still hoping for better explanation.
From our own experiences we shall
draw conclusions which concern us,
until something different is Of
fered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-30

BY Live and Let Live.
1t seems strange that in this
great world of plenty that the
man who has managed to hold on
to his position during the depres-
sion should be taxed to death to
help pay some who are tickled
pink that the depression is here
and that they don't have to work;
some who have never worked I'M
less compelled to do so and have
gone so far as to say that they
are better off now than when they
were working and are more than
satisfied to go on accepting
charity.
Where are our law makers?
Why don't they make a law that
no married woman, unless she is a
widow or has an invalid husband,
be allowed to take position that
can be filled by man with a
family, a single man or a single
girl, and just find a position that
can not be filled by one of the
three.
Also make a law that the man
who employs these married women
pay a heavy fine, one he won't
want to pay a second time.
1t is certainly disgusting and
disgraceful to see a man and his
wife both holding good positions
while their neighbor, who perhaps