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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
THE TANNING OF BILBO.

senator-elect Bilbo of Mississippi, who threat ened to raise more hell than Huey" when he arrived in Washington, is mystifying the capital where he arrived in advance of the opening of Congress to prepare himself for the coming session. His subdued demeanor gives indication that he will make good his threat. Bilbo seems to speak in a monstrous little voice, and promises, when he gets on the Senate floor, to do his roaring gently.
 An explanation offered is that the ranting, if not roaring, small from Hueys neighboring State has been taken under the broadly protecting wing of Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who is an old head at Washington and knows what's what in politics, well those things that are meet for the expansive general welfare.
 Another thought is that Blbo has behaved in the manner in which Senator Dill says, in his recent article in the Saturday Evening Post is the habit of recacitrant solons when they get to Wash ington. Refractory as they may be ahead of time when they arrive in the capital they usually bow to the subduing effect of it's traditions. The wild be- came tame forget their threats to rant and roar and act has been customary for other Senators from the beginning of Congress Except, of course Mr. Long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

Federal revenue from legalized liquor are all ready $50 000O00O short of estimates. Joseph H. Choate Jr Director of the Federal Alcohol Control Administration points to the difficulty of coping with the huge output of illicit liquor plants fostered and encouraged by the present high taxes on legal liquor. The producing capacity of illicit stills is estimated at possibly 50O,O00O0O gallons annually. Reduced Government enforcement staffs cannot make seizures fast enough to keep down the enor- bootleg influx.
 Can anything keep it down short of fair compe tition from legal liquor relieved of excessive and multiplied taxes?
 It begins to look as if repeal, instead of killing the bootleg industry, had given it fresh hold by reaching too suddenly and greediy for revenue. might have been better to starve out bootleggers first with low-prced legal liquor Then with a better initial grip the illicit trade and with stimulated consumption, the Government could have gradually raised taxes
 Some authorities think Americans actually consuming far less liquor than before Prohibition. If that be prohibitive prices may well be the chief Consumption could increase and broaden without making repeal drinking less tenn perate and orderly.
 One thing is sure: Congress and State Legisla- lures have got to study the effect of high liquor taxes bcotlegging and legal consumption. Otherwise. the World-Telegram has long warned hopes for big revenues and for elimination of boot logging under repeal may both go aglimm erng.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
GEORGE Nj. sIMPKINs RETIREs.

The retirement of George M. Simpkins from the United States Customs Service in Juneau after thirty in office became effective New Years eve with the departure of the Princess Norah for Skagway. Thirty years service in any organization government private enterprise, deserves comment And when the of office has been marked with a faithfulness of service such MT Simpkins, favorable comment is happily given
 MT Smpkns has made close and firm friends among the officers of the Canadian ships it has been his duty to inspect, and among passengers he has in the of his duties habit of thirty years standing is hard to break and The Empire is betting that, though he is longer required to do it, George Smpkins will keep on meeting Canadian ships when they come to port to greet his old friends aboard them, and to continue making new ones
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
Repeal's Weak Side.
New York World Telegraph

That, after a year of repeal, consumption o1 alcoholic beverages is temperate orderly social and free saloon and speakeasy evils than 1t was under Prohibition before Prohibition, we think the average citizen needs only his observation to convince him. To that extent he will agree with Chairman Mulrooney and Mrs. John $. Sheppard of the State Liquor Control Board, and with many nationwide observers. Moreover, this special but satisfactory verdict can, far it goes be based on total consumption regardless of how much liquor is legal and how much bootleg
 But from the point of view of revenue there can be no such disregard and such pleasant con- cluson. This side of the matter is in the highest degree serious and disquieting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
20 YEARS AGO
 From The Errpire
JANUARY 2, 1915

A state of panic reigned in Con stantinople where the Turkish troops had abandoned all idea of maintaining an offensive move ment and everything pointed to Constantinople being the first of the enemy capitol cities to fall
 News came that the Russians were invading Hungary with gigan- tic forces and the situation was grave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

There's one thing about womens millinery. Their hats are not yet big enough to talk through-(At- lanta Constitution
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

Yes, boys and girls kissed back in 1890; but assembled 8 chicken picking up corn, instead O vulcanizing.-(Los Angeles Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02
A Fair Guess.
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 Newspaper story says "naturalists at loss to understand how a kangaroo skeleton could have been found in Africa" We're not good at solving hard like that, either, but our guess would be hat kangaroo msut have passed on, as they say somewhere in that neighborhood
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

It was at the laying of corner stone. MT. Cool idge turned the customary spadeful of loam and then stood silent while the gathering waited him to speak. When he said nothing the master of ceremonies asked him if he would favor with a few words. MT. Coolidge looked at the spadefu of earth he had just turned and said, That's a fine fish worm" Whereupon he turned and walked to his waiting car-(W Worcester Telegraph
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

Old papers for sale here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

MT. and Mrs. Seth Evans Hodge spent the holidays in Seattle as guests of Mrs. Hodges mother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

Weather: Maximum, 37; mini mum, 34; cloudy, rain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-01-02

MT. and Mrs. Seth Evans Hodge spent the holidays in Seattle as guests of Mrs. Hodges mother.
 The Fashion Art League of Am- erica decreed that the "shortwaist- girl" was a thing of the past. The new frock for summer, the league declared, must be all in one piece and have high stock collar.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Dunn left on the Mariposa for the States, where they expect to locate in Cal ifornia. Mi Dunn had been in charge of the transportation de- partment ot the Alaska Gastineau.
 Miss Nina Sowerby and Miss Catherine Maloney. teachers in the Skagway school, returned to the Lynn Canal City after spending the holidays in Juneau and Thane.
 Frank Bach was appointed dep- lty United States Marshal at Doug las.
 pr. F B. Whiting, well-known Alaska physician, who had been in general practice in Seattle, an- aounced that he had opened of fices in the Cobb Building tor the practice of surgery in which he would specialize.
 The Ladies Guild of St. Luke's Church at Treadweu met with Mrs R. G. Wayland.
 T. P. Sheldon and J. Ii. Cam, in business in Juneau, dissolved partnership, Cam continuing the business of the Alaska Furniture Company.
 Weather: Maximum, 37; mini mum, 34; cloudy, rain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
GOODWILL COOPERATION
vs.. FORCED COOPERATION
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American
Please allow me space to explain a
few things. Off and on during the
winter | would get a calling down as
being a poor cOOperatOr. but | would
be willing to let it go at that. but re-
Gently |, together with others. re-
ceived a letter from a law firm in St.
Paul stating that the officers of the
Northern Rutabaga Growers Assoc ia
ton had asked them to write us what
we intended to do in regard to break
ing of the contract with the assoc ia
intended to do nothing and then eX-
planned more lengthy the reason why.
and as far as the rutabaga association
is concerned | think best to do moth
ing. as there is no quicker way to
break up cooperation than through
law suits. and believe it or not.
would regret it as much as anyone to
see it fail. If it does fail. put the
blame where it belongs. at the door
of those who want to force their pet
schemes through.
Last fall about the middle of Nc
vember l had not sold any roots. but
had 42ia tons in a shed besides about
the same amount in the root cellar.
At that time we could expect colder
weather most any time. so | decided
l would have to sell those l had in Il e
shed to save them from freezing. and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
Is THIS INJUSTICE.
(From a recent speech by
Sen. G.. w. Norris

There is limit beyond which
wealth can do no good, can bring no
comfort or happiness. If you are
possessed of a hundred million dol
lars, and | have only one million.
there is nothing in this world which
will bring you any happiness, content
ment, or pleasure that you can pur-
chase. which l cannot also purchase,
without any hardship, or without any
injury to my estate. What, then, is
the good of this immense fortune, OF
this useless wealth? If money can
do nothing to increase human con-
tentment. or happiness, then it is but
worthless paper. 1t is true that you,
with your hundred millions, might
be more able to control legislatures,
to control the selection of judges for
our federal courts, to control conven-
tions of the great parties, and to
make yourself felt from one end of
the country to the other, in the con-
troll of the election of public officials.
But is it not conceded. to begin with,
that such power is an evil? DO we
not have to admit, at the outset, that
one of the dangers to our country is
the secret control of its officials by
the use of such enormous blocks OF
wealth? Is it any injustice, or injury,
to the man who is possessed of a
large fortune, if when he dies, after
allowing an exemption sufficient to
keep his dependents for life, the state
then takes gOOdly portion of the
balance in the form of taxation, and
returns it, in this way, to the public?
Does such a man owe nothing to the
government under whose laws he was
permitted to amass such an enormous
amount of wealth. and can it possibly
be an injustice to him it, after he
has used it during his lifetime, at
his death when it can under no con-
dition be of any further value or use
to him, it is taken for the benefit of
society at large?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
STURGEON FORMS
CONSERVATION CLUB

OF interest to the public in general
is the announcement that the citizens
of Sturgeon Lake and community con-
sisting of Windemere, Birch Creek,
and Sturgeon Lake townships, also the
village of Sturgeon Lake, have organ
lied an association for the purpose OF
conserving its natural resources.
public meeting which was held at the
village hall on May 81, was of sue
cessful nature. Chas. Beckman of
Pine City, game warden, was present
and delivered an able talk covering
the general principles of conservation.
He stated that such an organization
is of great benefit to a community and
should be of interest to all its citi-
zens. 1t was voted by those present
that the organization shall be known
as the Sturgeon Lake Conservation
Club. Its temporary officers are, j.
F. KOlosky, president; Earl Olson.
vice president, and Frank King, Sec
retary-treasurer.
The secretary was instructed to or
der membership cards which will be
issued to members on arrival. Said
club will hold its regular meetings
or the first Tuesday of each month
at p. m. at the village hall. The
next meeting is scheduled for Tues
day, June 4, for the purpose of elect
ing officers for the year, also for the
adoption of bylaws covering the gen.
eral principles of conservation. 1t is
the intention of the club to become
a member of the Arrowhead AssOci-
alton, which in turn will give Stur-
geOn Lake nationwide publicity. This
should elate all club members and a
large membership will create greater
benefits, believe the officers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30

the age of Is years they ascertained
all have since been home at various
times. They also were anxious to
learn of Anna, their baby sister.
Recently Mrs. Shir (Nemec) told
her story, through an interpreter, to
some American neighbOrs. They be-
came interested and examined the
records of the case at Pine City and
found a record of the adoption of
Anna. He soon located her in st.
Paul, and Anna, now almost IS years
Of age, graduates soon from st. Paul
high school.
The mother, with her friends, called
on the foster parents but they did not
want her to see the girl or have the
girl know anything about it. The
mother returned to her home at Brook
Park, happy that the girl had been
located but sad because she was un-
able to see her.
This week, Mrs. Shir, together with
her husband and son, Steve, Anna's
brother, and their friend called at the
school in st. Paul and interviewed
Anna. The girl, Anna, was evidently
scared. She would have nothing to
do with her mother or brother. The
friend talked to the girl and told ner
that her mother did not desire to take
her away from her foster parents, but
that she wanted the girl to know that
she never gave her consent to have
her taken away and she did not give
her away Consent to her adoption).
There is a little property coming to
the girl, together with her share of
the homestead upon the decease of
the mother.
This little non-English speakine
Bohemian mother has gone back to her
home at Brook Park, with, doubtless
some queer ideas of the courts OF
justice and mans inhumanity to man.
PEDER Nj. HAGE.
Hinckley, Mimi, May %, 1885.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30

besides l needed the money to pay
town and first asked the association
manager and also two other dealers,
and was told they could not handle
them. | finally sold them to another
dealer who according to association
rules is not authorized to buy roots,
but otherwise is a legalized licensed
dealer.
The question is this: Should l be
forced to let $3.50 worth of roots
freeze or be considered as a criminal,
according to rules laid down by those
who think they have an axe to grind.
While | have no money to spend
on attOrnies or law suits and probably
not much interest in my farm opera
tions, l am willing to spend the last
cent on defending myself in this case.
as | don't feel l have done anything
wrong. | admit | signed the contract
fully knowing what l was doing, but
protesting against the word author
lied dealer.
One question might come up, is the
association authorized to exist, as it
was fully understood that they would
not operate unless 900 of the ruta-
baga growers signed up, and it GER
! tainly is a long way below that
Here is hoping the association will
do nothing and let us all forget about
it, and work for good will cooperation
| but not forced cooperation.
A. P. JENSEN.
AskOv, Mimi, May q, 1885.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
UNDERSTANDING

In his speech at AskOv last week
which was reported in the AskOv
American of that week, John Bosch,
state president of the Farmers Holt
day Association, said there must be
education all along the line. There
must be general III derstanding of
what should be done. He strongly ad-
vocated changes through the ballot in
democracy like ging
it about in peaceful manner-but if
acquired too slowly revolution may be
the result. If that should come about,
said the speaker, then it is very es-
sential that the masses know what it
is all about and what should be
done to set up a better system and
to make improvements over the sys-
TEN which was turned down.
There is nothing revolutionary or
out of the way i'm that statement.
1t is fundamental and contains good
logic. If Mr.. Bosch had said nothing
more in his speech, in those few
words he said mouthful and gave
his audience food for thought. We
must know where we are going, and
to do that we must think and not act
too hastily. Advancement is not
brought about by loud shouting and
calling one another bad names. 1t
it is the person who plOds along, does
his bit, and builds as he goes along
who aids i'm general advancement of
the race.
The principle reason for advOcat-
ing any other means than the ballot
or peaceful means to change condi-
tions is because there has been neg
lect of the use of the ballot. Rome
was not built in day and so condi-
tionS that are not as good as for
merly cannot be changed or righted
i'm day. Most of us are adverse to
lay the blame at our own door, but
if we look the situation square in
the eye" as the saying goes, we can
find something to criticiSe about our
selves. BY working together harmon
iously and with an earnest desire for
the common good learning as we go
along and putting the shoulder to the
wheel. improvements in the general
conditions will be forthcoming.
1t is very essential that when we
criticise we know what we are crit
icising and that we are able to offer
something better in its stead. A gen.
eral understanding of what should
be done is most important.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30

That action must be approved by the
President if undertaken, so it appears
to safeguard the rights of handlers
as well as of producers to a reason
able degree. These particular pro-
visions, incidentally, are frankly
aimed at the large distributors and
professors of dairy products who
have to great extent been respOn-
sible for preventing an increase in
the price farmers receive for their
butterfat. These licensing powers,
properly exercised, can be of tremen-
dOus benefit to producers of agricul-
tural commodities, and should at the
same time help the consumer at the
other end of the picture.
Another section holds out bright
promise of benefits to agriculture as
whole. 1t provides that thirty per
cent of all monies collected by i'm
port duties under our existing tariff
laws be turned over by the treasury
department to the Secretary of Agri-
culture for the aid of agriculture.
This money might be used for the
wiping out of SURPRISES of any COM
modify such as for instance wheat.
Foreign and domestic markets might
be developed, cash or rental benefit
payments might be made to individual
farmers, and other methods of bene-
fitting producers may be employed in
the secretarys discretion.
Still another amendment, of espe-
cial interest to dairy farmers, pro-
poses to give the President power
to fix quotas on imports or place a
compensatory tax on them in order
to keep farm prices up to the fair
exchange value, better known as the
pre-war parity price, whenever there
are actual or threatened imports of
such commodities. Such a provision,
if now upon the statute books, could
operate against the large imports of
butter which in recent months have
directly and adversely affected the
domestic price of butterfat
The bill reveals certain change
in the AAA theory, in that where the
word reduction" has previously been
used, the word adjustment" is now
substituted and used throughout the
amended act. That indicates that in
stead of speaking of reductions of var
ious commodities and crops, the AAA
now will work to adjust such prOduc-
ton, either up or down according to
the best interests of the producer, and
keeping in mind at the same time
the interests of the consuming pub
lie, in order that a large volume OF
consumption at fair prices can sta
Billie the market.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
N. D. DISLIKES
THE SALES TAX
Continued from Page II

voice of special privilege, dares not
plead for the law.
Fortunately for North Dakota mer-
chants, they can rid themselves of
the new incubus. The people can re-
peal the law without having recourse
to the legislature. By means of the
Referendum the law can be repealed
by the voters themselves. Already
more than $4,000 names have been
attached to petitions demanding that
a special election be held for the
purpose of letting the people decide
That the law will be repudiated by
the voters is admitted even by the
sponsors of the scheme.
Election in July.
In all probability the Referendum
election will be held in the early
part of July. Enough signatures to
the petitions have already been Sc
cured to force Acting Governor Wal
ter Wexford to call an election, which
under the state constitution, must be
held not later than 60 days after the
petitions have been filed in the office
of the secretary of state.
The Farmer-Labor conference hello
at Valley City Monday went on rec.
ord against the sales tax. In this
| connection it is worthy of mention
that neither of the Nonpartisar
League factions is in position tt
champion the Referendum inasmucf
as their representatives in the legis
lature, as well as those of their ole
enemies, the l. v. AS, and the Dem
Gratis, supported the bill.
My prediction is that North Dakota
will go Farmer-Labor at the nex'
election. The voters there are sicl
and tired of the old parties and theil
several factions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
THE NEW HOME

The folks who moved from Mime
sofa to the new colony in Alaska got
off to good start with much pub
licity. pictures, receptions all along
the line, welcomes. and so forth
How we'll they will like their new
home. only time will tell. There was
plenty of room for them here in the
good old U. S. A.. and so naturally
we were sorry to lose them as citizens
and homemakers. But we wish them
well in their new home to the far
north.
Some times it is for the better that
change or move is made. 1t is not
always possible that We can do so
we'll on the old home grounds and so
therefore new fields must be sought.
We can also imagine some folks who
have sort of gotten into rut. New
environments. new conditions. and
new friends may be great expert
ence, and may give such folks just
the inspiration they needed.
To wish the new Alaska colonistS
anything but we'll would be unfriend-
ly, but that they Will encounter diff
culties and that they will find OBJ
stacles to overcome in the new land
goes almost without saying.
One Minnesota rural weekly news
paper. the kanabec County Times, to
be sure. did not picture bed of roses
for the colonists in the following
words:
The Alaska colony is having to
battle mosquitoes which are very
plentiful and reported to be as large
as houSeflieS. As a protection II is
necessary to wear mosquito netting
about the head. The journey to this
promised new Eldorado was made 4
pleasant one by muniticent govern
ment but from now on these pilgrims
will not find life in the new country
bed of roses. They will encounter
many difficulties in their new home
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-05-30
AGED BIRCH CREEK
RESIDENT PASSES

John Peterson, aged - years, 6
months and % days, passed away at
his home in Birch Creek township
10 miles west of Sturgeon Lake Mon
day, after a six months illness.
The deceased was born in Sweden
and had lived in the Birch Creek
locality 43 years, where he had fol-
lowed the occupation of farming. He
is survived by three daughters. Es-
Their of Minneapolis, Mrs. William
Fehrs of Brockton, Mont, and Mrs
Paul HillstrOm of Birch Greek town
ship; three sons. Albert, Minneapolis;
Elmar and Emil, both of Birch Creek;
also four grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the
Oak Hill Swedish Lutheran church
Saturday, June 1, at 2 p. m. with Rev
J. A. Burman officiating. Burial will
be made in Swede Park cemetery.