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Evening star., 1935-06-09
Recital at Arts Club.
LOWE presents Flea

MARJORIE LOWE presents Eleanor
H'A Bagwell Harris, soprano, and
John Paul Jones, basso. in recital at
the Arts Club this evening. Mr.. Jones
will be heard in compositions Of
Mozart, Schubert. Elliott. Speakes.
Lehman, Guion and Botsford Miss
Harris will present works of Pergolesi,
Mozart, Brahms, Lenmaire, Oliver
Arensky-K -Koshetz and Del Riego. Miss
Lowe will be at the piano. Weather
permitting, the program will be held
in the garden of the club.
Evening star., 1935-06-09

A special program of music will be
rendered by the full choir Of St.
Patricks Church, supported by organ
and stringed orchestra, at the solemn
high mass of the Feast Of Pentecost
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
National Opera, Symphony
And Theater Are Planned
Philharmonic Are Grouped in Proposed
Forming of Federal Department.
By Alice EverSman.

ME recent introduction plans national theaer and
opera at the hearings on the proposed formation OF a
governmental department literature
by the congressional committee may not immediate
realization but will encourage those in this city who
feel Washington the logical large house And
it principally the question of where to give in this city
OF small auditoriums that has the obstacle
energetic handling of the situation The plans outlined
se id, w cHve+ @ every & oesieo a1 te mere aea J
theater, opera company SYM
phony philharmonic appurtenances
thoughuly Representative Sovich enough
to put life into any musical community
Evening star., 1935-06-09

Following her recent successful re-
cital in New York Nine. Marie Won
Unschuld has been booked for a series
Evening star., 1935-06-09

Warren F. johnson, organist. will
play Sci Fioretti" (Nos. l, 2, 81, by
Oh. Tournemire. before the evening
service at the Church of the Pilgrims
today.
Evening star., 1935-06-09

Saturday

Walter Connolly
in
Father Brown. De-
rectiye "
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24

of neutrality. The nation was then
seething with the war spirit, but the
masses were not quite ready for war.
Wilson was reelected. One month
after his second Inauguration he de-
clared war!
This time it will be much easier
for the militarists to whip public SEN
timent into quick action. Big bu' l.
ness has stronger hold on the public
press today than it had 81 years ago.
Big business controls the radio. And
there is a potential army of more
than a third of a million men and
boys in the CCC division, every one of
them under military control and
training. IT..
1t will take level heads to keep
America out of the world war brew
ing in Africa. 1t will require calm
ness and sanity to keeps the dogs OF
war under leash at a time when II ;
100000 men of military age are I'M
employed and hungry. 1t will re-
quire something that was totally alb
sent in 1917 if this nation is to re-
main free of entangling alliances with
| a pack of doddering kings and power
maddened dictators on the far side OF
the Atlantic.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
"THINK THAT ONE OVER"

And now comes William Randolph
Hearst, the wealthy eastern newspa-
per man, and announces that he may
not be able to spend his summers in
California on account of high taxes
there. They recently increased the
state net income tax to a maximum
rate of Is per cent. Together with
federal income and other taxes he
says he may be obliged to pay more
than 80 per cent of his income in
taxes. Such tax rates of course are
only for those with incomes of over
a million, so there will be little tear
shedding over his "predicament."
Hearst further threatens to close
up his huge ranch in California and
paints a dark picture about the pos
sibility of the movie industry moving
from the state to Florida, New York
or even to Europe. Little danger OF
their moving to other countries as
long as the big money is to be made
right here in the good old U. S. A.
If all those wealthy men and in.
terests who threaten to move on &C
count of taxes actually did move there
would be some shifting around. But
seldom if ever do they move. Amer
lea is still the land of opportunity fol
them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
SAME POLITICAL STATUS

The result of special Legislative
elections in three districts OF the
state, held Monday, did not in any way
change the political complexion of the
Minnesota Legislature.
A Farmer-Laborite, A. A. Faimon
was elected to fill out the unexpired
term of the late Albert ]. Samec, who
died during the regular session last
winter. Mr.. FaimOn will represent
the 39th legislative district, the 5th
ward in the city of St. Paul. Anchor
Nelson was elected to fill out the un-
expired term of the late Sen. H. H
Bonniwen of Mcleod county; and Ar
thur A. Hahn was elected to fill out
the unexpired term of the late Sen. P
w. Morrison of Norwood. representing
the counties of Carver and Scott in
the 21st legislative district.
The two new senators are conserv.
atives, Nelson a farmer and Hahn d
business man, and replace conserva'
tive senators. The Farmer-Labor rep
resentative replaces a Farmer-La
bOrite.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
A POPULAR WAR
Duluth Heral6

Even after allowing for the hysterfa
of the moment, for censorship and
other forces tending toward such a
tinge in the news. it appears that
Italy really is enthusiastic about the
pending war with Ethiopia.
Dispatches tell of the belief among
some of the Italians that their coun-
try is on it's way to rival Great Brit
ain as an imperialistic power; of
their country's long memory. going
back to the conquests of Scipio and
other great Romans in the huge con-
tinent to the south; of a desire for
revenge for the humiliation suffered
at Adowa in 1896 when King Meme
liks Ethiopian army defeated the
Italians.
Nearly all wars are popular when
they start. and wars of a defensive
nature. no matter how slight it may
be. can be made popular even when
the public is in possession of the
facts. But such war as Italy pro-
poses could only be sold to such a
civilized people by a consistent policy
of governmental control of the press
and other communications. which
lets the people know only what the
| government wishes them to know,
which keeps them in ignorance OF
events in their own country Of which
other countries. less censor-ridden,
have known for weeks, or months.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
TROUBLE in MANCHURIA
(The st. Paul Daily News)

Attention of the world has been
temporarily diverted from the Italian
Ethiopian war by clash between
Japanese and Russian patrols along
the Manchurian border.
There have been a number of such
incidents" during the past year but
the one just protested officially to
serious. 1t is probable that Japan
will disavow responsibility, claiming
that the acts are those of the "inde-
pendent" state of Manchukuo. This
has been the course pursued so far
Whether Russia will be satisfied to
seen.
What makes the present raids omi-
nous is, of course, the international
tension created by the Italian inva-
sion of Ethiopia. With the nations OF
the world about to impose a form OF
boycott on Italy as Austria, Hungary
and, probably, Germany side with
Mussolini, any other disturbance is
another spark in the powder maya
zine. Germany is reported ready tt
attack Russia when Japan does so
events which will inevitably bring
France and Britain in against Hitler
At any rate border clashes which
heretofore have gone almost unnOtice(
now take on a dreadful significance
The dogs of war are held on a fray
ing leash; an extra tug will release
them.
There are more reasons why tn,
League of Nations should act vigor
ously and quickly in the Italian mat
ter. 1t is the only saving force in thu
world today against another outbreal
of war insanity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
PLENTY OF COMFORT, LET
HIM HAVE 1T

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
South Dakota reactiOnary Rerubl can
newspaper, states that lone of the rea-
sons President Roosevelt crossed the
continent was to find out what the
people think about his administration.
1t would be interesting to know just
how much the president. travelling in
his private air conditioned car con-
tanning five bedrooms, dining room
and observation platform, equipped
with radio and finished in mahogany.
learned from the people. That is
rather sound-proof isolation as far as
getting the feel of the country"
If there are air conditioned cars in
the United States. it would seem rea-
sonable that the president. the man
elected to the highest office within
the gift of the people, should be
privileged to travel in such cars. AS
for the five bedrooms. it seems that
there is no point in envying Franklin
Delano Roosevelt on that score.
Most likely he occupies only one bed
and one bedroom each night. Others
travel with him.
If he is to see the country and some
of the people are to see him-and usu-
ally folks like to look over the pres
ident-it is quite essential that he
should have an observation platform.
| The radio is not considered any great
luxury today. In many ways it is edu-
cational.
Would the Argus-Leader object ii
it were a Republican president who
travelled in that comfort? The best
beds. the best food. the best radio. and
the best travelling equipment should
not be too much for a president Of the
United States. Why many indus
trialists or capitalists should enjoy
more comfort than the chief executive
is something we do not understand
Certainly the president has problems
confronting him all the time that are
of such Importance and magnitude
that he should not be bothered with
minor matters. He could. as far a:
that is concerned. stay right in Wash
ington and find out what the people
think of his administration. if moi
sooner then on next election day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
GRINDSTONE LAKE

Carrie Tucker, George, Clark and
Inafaye and Betty spent the weekend
with Guines Tucker in Anoka. Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Erickson of Hinckley,
took care Of the farm in their alb
sence.
Margaret Grace left Tuesday morn
ing for Vermillion, S. D., where she
will be employed for the winter.
The home Of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Olson was the scene of bridal show
err Sunday afternoon given in honor
Of their granddaughter, Miss Verna
Olson, who is soon to become the
bride of AL Carpenter of Pine City.
A mock wedding was performed be-
fore a setting Of palms and three
girls sang selection. Many beauti-
full and useful gifts were received by
Miss Olson. Those who attended from
away were Edith Olson Of Rush City,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter and fam
lily of Pine City.
Earl Jamison is digging basement
under his house this week.
Wilmer Kroschel is hauling ruta-
bagas for Hans Myrvold.
Mrs. Clifford Watrin entertained
company from Minneapolis Sunday.
Robert Leroy, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Peterson is quite
/ ill. Friends hope he will soon re.
cover.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
SAFE FOR A WHILE

The question is often asked now
a-days if the Italian-Ethiopian war
will spread and become world con-
flict.
If the taking of part of Ethiopia
by Italy will not interfere with the
power and prestige of England, there
will likely be little or no objection on
the part of England to that procedure
The English government is not nearly
so much concerned about the poor
Philippians as it is about its own
power. They still want to be able to
say that the sun never sets on Eng
lish soil.
1t is quite possible that the com
ing American presidential election is
having a bearing on whether or hot
the Italian Ethiopian brawl will soon
spread to include many other coun-
tries.
The campaign of 1916 was won by
Wilson to a great extent on the So
gan, HE kept us out of war" Today
it is another word that is being usec
and that is neutrality" America i;
sure to remain neutral until after the
1886 election and it is also very prob
able that neutrality" will play al
important part in the national cam
paign of 1886. Thousands and mil
lions of people are sincerely agains
war and some neutrality Legislation
( was passed in the last session of Con
gress. Naturally the political party il
power can capitalize on neutrality ant
it will not be surprising if that i
done.
Italy, Japan and Germany nee'
more territory. If they are going t.
get it through warfare they will nat
urally do it while the getting is best
Today they might have to battle Eng
land and France to acquire desired
possessions but they would not b.
bothered by America. After the 1873
election there might be an additional
opponent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24

titled and is now back on the tax
in such cases.
Those who own revenue producing
property and are able to pay their
taxes should certainly be made to
do so. Travelling out over the state
the writer has been interested in OBJ
munities and here is one example
that might well be duplicated many
places. Graceville, out in Big Stone
county in the western part of the
state, had approximately $1,000 tax
delinquency. Most of the property on
which taxes were not being paid was
owned by individuals living elsewi ere
but former residents of Graceville.
They were collecting rents monthly
and their taxes were one, two, and
three years delinquent. The local
senator, DR.. Oliver, looked into the
mater with the result that the county
sheriff is now collecting those rents
and will continue to collect rent
money until the back taxes are paid.
Last month the sheriff collected over
$500 to be applied on delinquent
taxes.
If this was done all over the state
and savings made here and there.
wherever possible in governmental
affairs, it would materially dimin-
ish the need and the cry for other
forms of taxation.
The general property tax. though
overworked, is not without its merits.
And then we have the net income
tax, inheritance. and estate taxes. as
we'll as gross earnings on telephones
and other taxes that might be IN
creased a little before resorting to
new revenue producing measures like
the retail sales tax. The latter is a
tax on necessity to consume rather
than on ability to pay.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
WAR THREATENS
(The Minnesota Union Advocate)

(Ine minnesota Union ACVOcaIe)
Just now war seems quite remote
from America. AS a matter of fact
the seat of the present war is more
than thousand miles further away
than was the battlefront of the last
war. But a thousand miles is nothing
in this day of speed.
1t will be well to remember that
this nation in 1914 was supposedly
neutral. Civic leaders scoffed at the
idea Of America becoming a party to
the World war then in the making.
But 1914 had not gone into history
before this nation began it's prepared
ness program to enter the war that
seemed so remote. American soldiers
were sent to the Mexican border to
get their first lessons in warfare;
parades were staged in most of the
large cities calling attention to the
need of a greater fighting machine.
| Then came the barrage of propa-
| ganda laid down by the du Points, the
steel trust, the munition makers. the
international bankers and their sub
salaries scattered throughout the
land. The newspapers. ever ready to
jump at the crack of the whip, re-
sponded with tales of German atroci-
ties in Belgium. Scare headlines
four-minute speakers. visiting soldiers
from Canada and so-called patriotic
societies began to lay down a barrage
of poison gas. Ministers of the gospel
called upon the deity to bring down
His wrath on the Huns.
Then came the presidential cam
paign of 1916 with its implied pledges
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Wenholz

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wenholz
of Brook Park.
Mrs. Richard Tuenge left Friday
evening to enter the University hos
pital again.
Earl Jamison built chimney for
Charles Borchard last week.
Mrs. Carl ALL and daughter, La
Vonne, spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. VIM. Sjodahl.
Charles Borchard and Edward De
Power of Grindstone Lake, and Roy
Lawson and Chester Greenly of Sand
stone, went to Askov Tuesday of last
week to hear the lecture on Russia.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ness and
daughter, Agnes, were Hinckley cal
lers Friday evening.
Mrs. Watrin and Clarence and Cliff,
Jr., were callers at the Ness home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Borchard was guest
Tuesday evening at the Zajicek home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter and family
of Pine City, attended the shower
Sunday for Miss Verna Olson, who is
soon to be the bride of their son and
brother, AL Carpenter.
Mrs. Mary Oldenburg and the Adolf
Ludtke family of Prior Lake, visited
few days recently with the Charles.
William and Henry Borchard fam
lilies.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Sjodahl we're
callers at the Zajicek home Monday
evening.
John A. Zajicek came from Mime
apolis recently to spend two days at
his home here.
Mrs. Carrie Tucker and family mo-
tored to Anoka Saturday to spend the
weekend with her daughter and sis
ter, Miss Guines Tucker.
Mrs. Ed DePover received word re-
Gently that her sister, Mrs. John Mar
cote, of Duluth, was again taken ill
and is in the hospital in that city.
Peder Hage of Minneapolis, called
on friends in this neighborhood We'd
nesday of last week.
A few from here attended the Her
man Nobby dance last Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed DePover spent Fri
day at the Peter Maygren home near
Friesland.
Clarence and Alfred Watrin were
callers at the Gustafson home We'd
nesday night of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Borchard
called on the DePover family Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto CoIsrud and chill
dren called at the John Peterson
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Nobby called
at the Joe Durstburger home Satur'
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bos and fam.
lily have recently moved to Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. E. johnson and family
and Arthur Nelson of Duluth, spent
the weekend at the Oscar Nelson
home.
Ted Gustafson helped Ed DePovel
pull rutabagas last week.
Emil Ness, Otto Colsrud and Niche
Niedermeyer each purchased horse
in Sandstone Saturday.
Algo Erickson called at the Gustaf
son home Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Edwards and
Foster Rich of Chippewa Falls. Wis.
were guests of the William, Charles
and Henry Borchard families a week
ago Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ness spent last
Thursday evening at the Watrin
home.
Mrs. James Ness helped with the
work at the Tuenge home Tuesday
and Friday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Borchard
spent Mondav with Mrs. Borchard's
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-10-24
PAY UP
Editor ASkOv American:

EultOT ASkOV AIu0TICdU.
Mr.. Andrew Rasmussen twists my
statements around quite a bit in his
Live up to Agreement" article. l do
not claim full right to mortgaged
property, but l will claim that all the
people caught in the Initiation de
PRESTON" squeeze out system of the
past few years should have some
rights, so they would not be thrown
on public charity.
My foolish talk" about the mob of
Wall Street should not need any ex-
PLANTATION as anybody knows we'll
enough that in case silk hats"
showed up around these parts to shove
people off their farms said silk hats
might get slightly denied, and that
it answers Wall Streets interests bet
ter to send bunch of sheriffs, police,
or even soldiers to do the mobbing
for them.
Unless your actions follow your
writing your articles do not carry
weight, Mr.. Rasmussen, as we are fac
ing stark reality, and if people are
starving to death today, their worries
about what happens ten years from
now, comes to a sudden end.
Don't sign contract unless you
are willing to live up to it, you say.
Every child born today in the United
States gets as a birthday present a
necklace of a $4,000 debt hung around
its neck. ask you, did they sign any
hot nn
them to live up to someone else's
agreement? 1t is all very lovely as
long as it is possible, but any con-
tract which is an imrossibility is void:
and l will try to show you that the
financial system is impossible. Sup
to pay in cash the government bonds
as they come due; you and | Tor what
we possess) being part of the s. curity
would have to pay, and l haven't a
thing to pay with; be honest, pay for
me too, will you? 1t is only small
matter of 80 odd billion dollars Just
what would you do? Starve a slow
death or risk your life on your free
dom, as the case might be. You would
probably argue that they would not
want cash; but they have the right
within the Constitution and could as
we'll say pay up" as a mortgage
holder can say that to me when my
mortgage is due, and l through nc
fault of mine am unable to pay bach
| dollar three times the size of the
| one l borrowed, plus interest.
l feel sorry for those people whom
you wrote about in the last part OF
your article; but after all they are
victims of the same outworn rotteI
system which dispossesses the farm
ers and other people of the victimizel
class.
| A person might be saving through
his whole life, by good luck ant
good health save few thousan,
working days in form of a few thou
sand dollars of his own labor, BIZ
when he is able to deposit those dol
lars in bank and in fifteen to twent,
years draw out double the amour
of dollars or working days, thel
somebody is out those dollars or work
ing days, and when we get so far tina
a farmer has to work 200 days GU
of year to pay his yearly interes
then he can not feed and clothe hi
family and himself, and there we hav
the worst evil of today-"Interest,
which together with it's twin brother
concentrated Wealth" gives you tn
impossibility of PAY Up"
LARS P. JENSEN.
Giese, MINI.