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The Washington times., 1935-07-19
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Linseed oil, per h., 90 CARROTS.
Turpentine firmer, AN.
Rosin steady; common, 4s6s
The Washington times., 1935-07-19

the exact limits by the Constitution and any intelligent
man can see that the must bills violation of unda
mental law.
Every day becomes evident that Congress is tired
of dancing Mr. Roosevets piping The country tired of
all this needless political turmoil and desires sound recovery
not experimental reforms
But what do Washington? First there the
heard of spectacle President the United States telling
his 60 ahead and pass the Guffey BILL if
unconstitutional.
The Washington times., 1935-07-19
Haney Says Why Push
Unconstitutional
Legislation?
By LEWIS HANEY

professor of Economics, New York University
Every thoughtful citizen find this question frequently
coming up in his mnd-why do they keep trying to do
unconstitutional thngf Why for instance do the Guffey
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
Pity the Millionaires!

Mr. Samuel Untermeyer. the noted
New York attorney, speaking in Los
Angeles recently, told his listeners
that the nation should adopt some
sort of sales tax to permit cut in
the income taxes.
The crushing burden" of income
taxes, said Mr.. Untermeyer, is SER
lousy hampering recovery and must
be lightened if business is to be ex-
pected to assume the risks attached
to expansion of activities. Unless
the wealthy can be relieved of some
of the income tax load, he would have
us believe, they will be afraid to OPP
crate their businesses. They are too
timid. seemingly, to risk their money
unless they can see profits of mil
lions, though at the same time OPP
pressed farmers and workers are
counseled to have courage and remain
rugged individualists on very meager
incomes.
Perhaps Mr.. Untermeyer, the Tam
many lawyer, is right. When one re-
calls Utilities Magnate Samuel insult
fled to Greece like frightened fox
when the shadow of the law fell upon
him he may concede that many of
the so-called leaders of Big Business
are a bit skittish. And when he re-
members how some of these same
leaders" whined to the government
at Washington for help after they
and Mr.. Hoover had plunged the coun-
try into the Hoover panic the con-
victiOn may grow stronger.
But before we all break down and
weep with Mr.. Untermeyer over the
plight of the milliOnaires let us re-
mind ourselves that there were 46 in
comes of million dollars or more
i'm 1888. Let us remember that fig-
ures of the internal revenue bureau
show that the net income of corpora
lions increased 35 per cent in the
same year. Let us not forget that
the research and planning board OF
the NRA reported that while payrolls
in December. 1884, were only about
so per cent of those in 1926. ''the in
come enjoyed by those who received
dividends and interest was so per cent
higher than in 1926"
In other words, to recall line from
popular song of some years ago
The rich get rich and the poor get
laid Off"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
Justice Holmes Will

The life of the late Justice Oliver
Wendell Holmes of the United States
Supreme court was a fine lesson in
devotion to the cause of justice. For
the many years that Justice Holmes
graced the bench of the highest tri-
bunal i'm the land he gave to the
Interpretation of the law a fairness,
a wisdom, humanity that endeared
him to all right-thinking people.
But in death Justice Holmes left
another lesson. When his will was
filed shortly after he died it was re-
vealed that he had left more than
half of his fortune of $55S.OOO to the
government he had served so long.
Such bequest was in keeping with
the spirit Justice Holmes had shown
all his life. One can imagine the
motives that impelled him to bequeath
about 100000 to the United States.
With that constant sense of fair deal
ing which showed in all of his works,
it is easy to see that he felt that he
owed it to the American people and
the government that had employed
him for so long.
In Justice Holmes case, of course.
his answering service to ideals that
he cons idered right had long since
more than repaid the government and
the American people for the amount
that had been given to him as salary.
But his bequest was a noble act, all
the more refreshing when one con-
siders how many people nowadays
many of them much richer than JUS
tice Holmes-protest bitterly against
the payment of income taxes to the
government under which their sue
cess has been achieved. If only those
who insist on an unlimited right to
pile up wealth could take a lesson
from the old Boston aristocrat who
never forgot that the law was intended
to protect all the citizens. even those
of much humber estate than he!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
AUCTION SALE TO BE
HELD NEAR KERRICK

Will sell at public auction on my
farm three miles east of Kerrick on
Saturday, March 30, starting at 1870
D.. M.
Furniture of my furniture, in
Guiding living room suite. kitchen
cabinet, china cabinet, Atwater-Kent
radio, writing desk, kitchen range.
heating stove, sewing machine, table
and chairs, beds with springs and
mattresses, 3 rugs, washing machine.
dresser, dishes and all household
utensils.
Farm equipment digger. 2
sets sleighs, hay rake, mower, steel
wheel wagon, lumber wagon, 2 plOws.
disc harrow, 2 spring-tooth harrows.
Superior grain drill, gasoline engine
and pump jack, 6 steel COW stanchions,
DeLavaI cream separator. galvanized
water tank, blacksmith anvil and
vice, set double harness. set taps and
dies, grindstone, cultivator, enough
slaves for 12x16 silO. Numerous ar
ticles not listed There will also be
3 or work horses offered at this sale.
Terms-Sums $1,000 and under are
cash; on sums over $1,000, six months
time will be given on secured paper
at per cent. Strangers see your
own banker.
LINNEA SUNDSTROM, Owner.
KERRTCK STATE BANK, Clerh.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
CCC BOYS RAISE 500
TO HELP ELDERLY PAIR

In spite Of their income of only a
few cents each week for themselves.
CCC boys in the Paul Bunyan state
forest camp near Park Rapids, are
not those to turn a deaf ear to those
in need after they themselves have
been recipients of help from the gov
eminent. The boys dug down in their
pockets among those few coppers last
week and laid down 500 on the line
for an elderly couple, who had the
misfortune to lose their home in a
fire.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Blanchard, liv-
ing mile from the camp, had had
their farm home completely destroyed
by fire. Although the fire detail Of
the CCC camp was dispatched and
arrived in two minutes it was too
late to save anything. The couple
were cared for in the camp for sew
eraF days and the boys passed the hat
to the tune of 500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

those dear patriots who always tell
us that taxation drives out wealth.
For three years of the depression
J. p. Morgan paid no income tax in
the United States. LOOphOles in the
income tax law permitted him to es-
cape. In England during those years,
however, he was compelled to pay a
substantial income tax. If he goes
to Great Britain, he will leave the
country that let him go tax free to
go to a country that kept him on
the tax list.
"Mr. Morgan's departure. if it &C.
ours, will occasion no national catas-
trophe. Nor will there be any great
public send-off at the dock where the
great financier's service to the Amer
lean nation will be the subject of
adulation.
1.-The United States will have to
struggle along without him-perhaps
it would have been further along had
the Morgan type of financier been mis-
sing from the American scene en-
tirely."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

rare few who were different" That
"differentness" in talent which alone
lifts us to a human plane would set
us aflame with envy and it's sister,
hate. Therefore we tend ito destroy
what we cannot understand because
our childish minds cause us to resent
the unusual and the unaccustOmed.
Thus We block, choke, thwart, tear
down and cruelty the talented. We
do it by garrOtting him with poverty,
disdain, acrid criticism and malice.
The truth is that too many are dis
eased with negative neuroticism and
before that destructive envy, genius
is stifled. Consequently, mediocrity
rules almost everywhere. Baby-faced
picture stars at 100000 dollars year
and genius at thirty eight cents.
We bow before gold plastered families
and let Stephen Foster starve to
death. We pay two millions of dol
lars to an Aimee Mcpherson and let
the Son of Man die on a cross of pow
erty. We enthrone mediocrity and
starve the benefactors of the race.
Stephen Foster was neither meager
minded, tiny souled nor diseased with
the greed which tainted the condemn
ing majority. He was finely human.
The day he fell asleep in death, alone
and unknown to the hospital attend
ants,-even then they found in his
frayed and tattered clothes bit of
paper on which he had scrubbed the
title of new song. 1t gave eloquent
Testimony to the fact that the cruelty
of a heartless society had not embit-
tered his gentle soul. The title was,
kind Friends and Gentle Hearts,
Stephen Foster-forgive us. You
gave us the immortal beauty and
wealth of your inspired melody. We
gave you in return, nothing, and pow
erty and a premature grave. But yours
is the compassion without which none
of us can deem ourselves human.
Yours is the compassion that forgives.
Perhaps you too would have said that
we in our hypocritical ignorance knew
not what we did. 1t seems incredible
that you who gave all humanity the
indispensable therapeutic of melody
received from us-Thirty-E Eight Cents.
BERT MERLING.
LindstrOm, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
OGEMA

Kenneth and Merle Beaufeaux made
trip to St. Paul last Thursday, re-
turning Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Duxbury OF
Minneapolis, spent the weekend at
the F. R. Duxbury home here.
A wedding dance was given at Oge-
ma hall Saturday evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tate. A good time is re-
ported.
Sunday, March II, bridal shower
was given at the John Linehan home
in honor of Mrs. Julia Linehan Tate.
A very large crowd attended and Mrs.
Tate received many useful and beau
tifuI gifts.
Roy Elwess, Jr>, of st. Paul, is a
guest at the Donald Mackenzie home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed SOens returned
Saturday from the Twin Cities.
Emmett Linehan spent the week
end at his home here. Con Linehan,
who went to the cities for employ
ment last week, returned home with
Emmett Saturday
Several of the neighbors spent Sat-
urday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. DON
aid Mackenzie.
Mel Swan and Erwin Westlund mo-
tored to the Cities Monday to try for
employment at the Ford plant
Carl Johnson is putting up ice on
his new place west of the Interstate
bridge. He has recently built an ice
house there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
FROM EXCHANGES
editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)
MEXICANS ARE USING SENSE
(Mille Laos County Times)

Some time ago we published an
editorial in the Times stating that the:
United States government should en-
act a law prohibiting unemployment.
We held that it should be illegal for
any concern to shut down and throw
people out of employment. If they
were unable to continue on their own
step in to assist along lines that
would insure continued, operation even
to the extent of taking over the prod
ucts of the plant.
On February % the president of
Mexico announced that the Mexican
government will not permit any of the
industrial enterprises in that country
to shut down. The news item and
his statement are as follows:
Mexico, D. F., Feb. 2S.-President
Lazaro Cardenas says the govern
ment will not permit the stoppage of
any industrial plant in the republic.
Addressing a large gathering of
workmen in the course of tour he
is making in the northern states to
study working conditions, he added:
my administration considers that
the life of the republic is vitality at
tackled by the paralyzatiOn of factories
from whatever cause and will not per-
NIT anything of that nature, for work
ers are entitled to their means of sub
sistence and shall not be without Oc-
cupation."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
OFFERS DEPRESSION CURE

Editor AskOv American:
AS some men say that no one knows
what to do to cure or even help to
cure the depression, please let me
offer a few suggestions.
1t is a fact that God planned that
man should live on the land, for all
must eat what grows on the land or
spend the cost of one battleship, which
by reports would be $35.O0O,OOO, in
placing families on the, land. This
would take them off the bread lines
in two years, thus giving many thou
sands job, and a home, besides CIV
to get a job.
Idleness is a crime breeder, and
never can produce real men, more
money for homes, and less for the
rich hunters sport l say, yes, am
willing to pay my share to feed peO-
pie, but not one cent to kill people, no
matter what color or who they may
be.
1t is fact that we need lawmakers.
but if we left half of them home and
reduced the salaries of the others
twenty-five per cent, it would save
much time and money l am quite
sure that We could buy as much brain
and principal for less money.
1t is a fact that if the Bible was a
text book in our schools, it would re-
duce crime. and ease up little on
the taxpayer.
Yours fer God and the people.
J. j. PARISH.
Pine (itv Mimi
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

ing an unreasoning hatred of Japan
and has been demanding a costly air
fleet; and the federal government has
appropriated over $1,000, 100000 for
national defense" He has instigated
a red scare which has begun costly
but futile Investigations of universe
ties in several states, Wisconsin in
cluded. What is even more sinister
is the introduction into state legis-
latures of bills against ''subversive
activities" which will restrict not
only radical tendencies but every
semblance of free speech which we
now have. Hearst's ultimate aim is
absolute restriction of assembly and
of speech, such as Germany and Italy
have today. Fascism is his aim. and
Fascism means an arbitrary re5trfc-
tion of all freedom of thought. wor-
ship. speech. press, and assembly. 1t
is important that everyone in
terested in those ideals should ac-
lively oppose Hearst and other fas-
cists like him.
HARRY ECKLUND.
1907 Dartmouth Ave. s. T..
Minneapolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
LESS SPENT ON HIGHWAYS
Mile Laos County Times)

When you hear of old line pOliti
clans finding fault with the present
state highway department because it
spends too much money, or employs
too many people, just remember that
it is functioning on less than one
fourth Of the funds that were spent
annually when Commissioner Babcock
conducted it under a Republican ad-
ministration. While reactionary poll
ticians in the legislature are quib-
bling over three or four million dol
lars for the highway department they
apparently forget that bonds for as
high as twenty millions of dollars
were issued for the department in a
single year during a Republican ad-
ministratiOn. 1t is the debts incurred
during Republican administration OF
state affairs that has crippled the
state highway department by impos-
ing on it a large interest burden by
reason of the bonds that were issued.
During a debate on the floor of the
House last week, Representative
Dunn. the Republican boss, of the ma
JOTIIy Ill dill cllOII W PICNClI IhS
highway department from getting suf-
ficient funds, read statement show
ing how the employees on the public
highways had increased during the
past two years. He was Immediately
called down by progressives who
wanted him to give the figures to
show whether the funds paid out for
help had increased over previous
years. He admitted that he had moth
ing to show that the expenditures had
been unusual. The fact was pointed
out to him that under the federal and
state relief plans the work on the
highways had been spread around as
relief and made to go as far as pos
sible in helping the unemployment
situation. A lot Of the employees got
only thirty hours work during a week,
and of course this spread the work
around so that many people would get
more work than If the same crews
had been kept at work steadily. The
number of employees had increased but
the expenditures remained practically
the same. The attempt Of Representa-
tive Dunn to use this kind Of argu-
ment was merely some more peanut
politics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
Morgan Moving Out?

Much has been said and written
press about income taxation driving
out wealth and business. Especially
was this the cry during the 1888 ses-
sion of the state legislature when an
income tax law was being drafted and
passed Many large business corpOr-
ations. according to the reactionary
mouthpieces. were prepared to go
elsewhere if the income tax bill be-
came a law.
If this cry had any foundation and
if ]. p. Morgan is moving cut, we'll.
then let the following editorial which
appeared in the Capital Times at Mad
ison, Wis. tell us about it:
Representatives of J. p. Morgan
are busy denying rumors that the bill
lionaire international banker is grad
ually withdrawing his personal inter-
ests from the United States and in
tends to spend most of his time in
England hereafter.
when it was learned that Mr.. Nor
gan had sold six of his valuable
paintings for S1,5OO.OOO and had Of
fered two Long Island estates for
sale. the rumor arose that Morgan
was planning to spend most Of the
time outside the jurisdiction of both
ersome senate investigating commit
tees.
IF Mr.. Morgan does take up per-
manent residence in England. where
he has spent cons iderable time In
recent years. he will furnish an in
teresting example. in reverse, fol
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
GENIUS AND THIRTY-EIGHT
CENTS

Editor AskOv Americana:
In the richest city in the world,
Manhattan, is a zone known as the
Bowery. There the flotsam of home
less, broken and penniless, is swept
into the cesspool OF abject poverty.
Seventy years ago, into one of the
Bowery's myriad twenty-five cents a
night lodgings, a gifted composer
stumbled, weak from hunger. Upon
entering a crib-small room. he stag
gered, fell and bruised his skull.
Later. unrecognized and friendless he
was taken to Bellview hospital, where
he died. without single hand to
wipe the cold death sweat from his
tired brow, leaving behind him in
-thirty-eight cents.
Who was this brOken-spirited, hun
cry and penniless Bowery derelict
whom society callously Let starve to
death because he was not money
maker, but only mere artist?
None other than the immOrta al COM
poser of My Old Kentucky Home
''Swanee River" -Old Black JOe," and
a hundred and fifty more songs. None
other than Stephen Foster. creative
musical composer who wrote as pro-
ILLEGALLY as Franz Schubert A genius
whose every mela dy melts even the
osSified spirit of the ruthless. A
weaver of tone whose beauty is born
in the white heat of love and COM
passion. A genius whose service &c
mankind through the therapeutic balm
of exquisite melody could not be re-
paid if we had given him billion
dollars year in salary. Yet we de-
MED him even the filthy crumbs OF
charity We let him die in BOwery
dump. unaided. unfriended. and un-
consoled as death closed its gentle
sable about his badgered body. Think
upon that the next time your eyes
are wet with the tears evoked by the
sublime beauty of MY Old Kentucky
Home" You or l. even if we pos
sessed the billions Of dollars of {
Midas, would still be poverty stricken
and animal like in our inability K
create a single measure of that beau
tiful song. whose indispensable human
service is a purging Of the listeners
emotions After the tears it evokes, :
quiet. peace and cleanliness come t
the auditors spirit. Yet the bares
necessities were withheld from th'
songs creator.
Why? Because society is pre-
dominantly savage in its greed mania
Because it is imagineless. Becaus
dollar and position and appearance
mean more to adult infants than tai
ent. aptitude. genius. fineness an
sensitiveness of gentle humanness. U
to the present depression tragedy. W
lauded the money king and tolerate
the creative artist as Harmless
dreamer Densely stupid and myopi
cally mentalized we covered stone-ag
residual with the pomp OF palatia
homes Cleaning motor cars an
tinselled ceremony. We resented tn
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
OBSERVATIONS
BY Cong. ELMER J. RYAN

Only slightly over 100000 of $780,
4a3,259 in loans on 1933-1934 farm
stored corn is still to be paid. Farm
ers who made these loans have real
lied a net gain in market value of
$82,989,5 1872 over the loan value of
their corn and the costs of the loan.
This net gain of over $4,000, 900 to
corn belt farmers has been of value,
not only to agriculture, but to bus
mess in general.
Numerous complaints are received
by Congressman as to the injurious
effect of MIRA codes on small business
firms. Donald Richberg, general
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(ShOrt timely letters on topics
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 II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
CauSCfc.

The Hollywood magnate told an as
sstant that in his opinion certain
writer was the only man for a film
they had under consideration. The
assistant was tactfully doubtful.
Don't you think, perhaps he's little
too caustic?" he suggested.
do care how much he costs?"
demanded the producer. Get him."
Montreal Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

A British society is promoting a
Home for Aged Golfers. How aged
does a golfer have to be before he
becomes Interested in home3-Kan-
sas City Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

The Congress. of the United States
deals with a great variety of prob
lens. Thousands of bills, each deal
ing with its special subject matter.
are introduced and one must seek for
the underlying cause which gives rise
to the many ills. from which society
suffers in order to adopt a consistent
stand on these different measures.
Many are convinced that the source
Of our evils is improper distribution
of the Nations wealth and myriad
plans to effect an equitable distribu-
ton of wealth have been proposed.
We hear proposals of many revolu-
tinary plans, such as those sponsored
by Huey Long and others Of his kind.
Speaking of these proposals. great
exponent of liberalism, Senator VIM.
e. Borah, in a speech in the Senate
on Friday, March 8, said. mo: Give
the people Of this country not equal
ity of wealth, but equality of oppor-
tunity and the people will distribute
the wealth of the country i'm accord
with merit and justice. | would deny
to no man the fruits of his industry.
of his ability, of his genius, but
would deny to every man the right
or power to amass economic power
and use it contrary to equity and fair
and honest dealing
This statement expresses the view
of a majority Of the true liberals I'm
both of the maj or parties.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21

1t might help a little bit ii all our
readers would understand that jour-
nalSt is not detective, policeman
or moral censor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-03-21
For Accuracy.

Down in Texas there's an editor
who keeps diary, just short, snap
py one In which he chronicles day to
day events. His experiences during
1884 are recorded as follows: