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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09
Young Thoughts
Are Surprising

Sometimes it is interesting to know
what is in the minds of young Amer
lea and when an attempt is made
at finding out, the effort is rewarded
many times with a shrewd under
standing of what really is needed in
the country. In this connection jobs.
KnuG,sen, Askov minister, made in
quiry at a gathering of young people
of various ages as to what they
more than anything else. The var
ious answers to the questions show
that some, and not few at that, gave
real thought to their answers. The
first of the following answers were
cleaned from a gathering of senior
young people:
More of a sympathetic understand
ing between the various groups and
a willingness to show cooperation.
A gymnasium.
Good public library
Revival of the cooperative spirit,
socially as well as economically.
A sort of club where the young
billiards or anything they could think
of doing and where they could spend
their time in a clean way.
A clear understanding of the value
of cooperation and the practice of CO.
operation in all it's branches.
New school and auditorium.
More of friendship and less of jeal-
Ousy. Let us get the good old days
of friendship back again.
A gymnasium for girls.
More cooperation.
A new industry.
The ability of the church and the
school to foster a cooperative move
ment which shall treat all phases of
spiritual, economic, and social, sum
total: An intelligent understanding of
the relationship of life based on life
spirit of God
Some driving force, aim, industry
call it what you wish-which will
justify it's excuse for existence and
save it the community from it's
present inevitable fate of drying up
and gradually wasting away. Farm
ing. once the upper bracket and sole
support, has dwindled to a practical
joke.
Willingness to cooperate with those
whose opinions differ from yours.
Learn to live together as Christ
tried to teach us.
| Musical activities.
| Tolerance toward others and a
wider horizon.
More paid-up members in our Y. P.
society to help do some of all the
work instead of just enjoying all the
dances and plays, etc. We need to
get more pep into our young people
so they will take an active part in
the community life.
Juniors.
When the Junior young people were
asked the same question they an
swered:
Cooperation among people in their
social doings.
Sewer
| New gym and school.
Showers for the high school girls.
| Money.
A public library.
Good cooperation.
Gym.
Public library.
| Swimming pool in school,
| Teamwork or cooperation.
| Improved railroad crossing and
railroad crossing signals
A public library and hotel
Water system and sewer system.
| Waterworks.
Street car system.
Hotel.
Better fellowship.
| Common sense.
Stop and Go signs and a prison.
Heating system in school.
More entertainment such as movies
and recreation outfits.
| More social gatherings so as to
draw the people in one group.
Jail
| Pool hall.
| A better system of schooling and
teaching.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09

Mrs. A. J. Larsen is visiting in Du-
luth at the home of her son, Bennett.
Victor Christensen left few days
ago for Albert Lea to resume his work
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen and Mrs.
]. c. Jensen were callers in Mime
apolis Saturday.
Mrs. Peter Petersen came several
days ago from Shakopee for visit
with relatives and friends.
Holger B. Kilstofte left the first of
the week for Chatfield where he will
be employed as a bricklayer for his
brother Hedge.
Anker NJ. Simonsen went to st. Paul
last night on a business visit. John
H. Sorensen served the mail route for
him yesterday and today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owe Hermansen took
their daughter, Lois, to the University
hospital in Minneapolis Monday for
an operation for appendicitis.
On Tuesday of last week quite a
number of neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dietz to help them celebrate
their 45th wedding anniversary.
Carl Miller and daughter, Miss Ell
len, were visitors in Minneapolis Sun
day. Lief Kirkegaard, who has been
visiting at the Miller home since
Christmas, returned to the city with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl l. Jensen and son
left Monday for Des Moines, Iowa,
where Mr.. Jensen will be employed by
his brother-in-law, j. B. Ball. Mr.
and Mrs. Ball will spend three months
in the south during which time Carl
will look after their parking lot bust
ness.
Jack Harskjold is working part
time for Borge Thomson in the lat
ters meat market in the Fairway
store. Mr.. Harskjold is an accom-
plished cook and knows how to handle
meats. having just had three years of
experience along that line in the
army.
G. Sebald, Christ Larsen and ]. P.
Sorensen went to st. Paul last night
to attend two-day conference of mu-
tual insurance companies in Mime
sofa, the two former as delegates from
the Pine County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company and the later as the
company's secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Birkholm went
to Minneapolis Sunday, the latter to
enter University hospital, where she
was scheduled for an operation the
following day. The operation, how
ever, was postponed on account of a
bad cold, which resulted in their re-
turning home yesterday.
Among the several visitors who
were here for the Christmas holidays
the following have recently returned
to their respective places: Miss Gla-
dys Olsen to Minneapolis, Miss Gene
We've Danielson to Minneapolis, Miss
Ingrid Fenger to Corwith. Iowa, Miss
Ida Madsen to Minneapolis and Miss
Idamae Danielson to Duluth.
Ole Paulsen, bachelor southeast of
town, became seriously ill one night
last week; after some difficulty he at
tracted the attention of his neighbor,
Hans Bagge. On January 1 he was
moved to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Hans Paulsen, where he is now i'm
proving slowly. His ailment is high
blood pressure and a weak heart.
Kaj Simonsgaard went to Mime
apolis Thursday to enter the Univer-
sity hospital where he was scheduled
for an appendicitis operation the fol-
lowing day. The operation was sue
cessful but the patient is being him
dered in rapid recovery by a slight
cold. His many friends here wish
a prompt return home in normal
health.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09

You saw It IN the American.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09
Church Holds Annual meeting.

The annual meeting of the local
church congregation was held Monday
afternoon in the church basement
with some over so members present.
Annual reports were read by the sec
rotary and treasurer and same were
approved as read. The treasurer's
report showed total receipts of little
over $1,000 and disbursements had
been $40 more than the receipts, leav-
ing a small deficit at the end of the
year. A written proposal was re-
ceived from the Ferndale Nursery
wherein they offered to pay rental
fee of $50 per year for the use of
the church lots for road purposes and
further to gravel said road and main
tain it; said offer was accepted unani-
mously.
There was some discussion relative
to selling the old horse barn east of
the church and also to sell about an
acre of land lying east of the church.
The secretary was instructed to call
a meeting of the owners of the barn
through a notice in the paper; and it
was left to the board to secure a def
mite offer relative to the sale of the
land. said to be presented at the next
regular meeting.
Niels B. Miller who has been chair
man of the board for several years,
refused reelection. After several bal
lots had been taken Einar Jensen was
elected as board member. Later the
board will meet and select its chair
man. A. Gravesen and Albert John
son were reelected revisors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09
Creamery Will Celebrate.

In former issues attention has been
called to the fact that the AskOv
Creamery Association is now 25 years
will be held on February 4, and that
will be the 25th annual meeting of the
organization. In this connection the
officers are now busy making plans
for an event that will be of interest
to everyone in the community.
1t has been arranged to start the
business meeting at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon and have most of the routine
matters out of the way by noon at
which time they will have hot din
ner in the basement of the d. B. S.
hall. The business meeting continues
in the afternoon. but at about 2 or
2:3O the main address of the day will
be delivered by ]. o. Christensen. dean
of the college of agriculture at the
University Farm. Everyone in the
community is invited to come and
hear this address.
Late in the afternoon they will ad-
journ to meet again in the evening
when coffee and lunch will be served
and program of entertainment is be-
ing arranged. At the social in the
evening everyone in the community
is again invited to be present 1t is
planned to make this anniversary a
big event and the officers hope that
the big D. B. S. hall will be crowded.
Mrs. Niels B. Miller accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Birkholm to Min
neapolis the first of this week.
Mrs. Niels L. Petersen went to Min
neapolis Monday for a short visit at
the home of her daughter. Emmy,
who was recently married.
Miss Helen Nielsen left Saturday
for Detroit, Mich, where she will
visit for while at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Aage Sorensen, and later
seek employment in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman Johnson and
children came the first of the week
to visit relatives and attend the fun
eral of Mrs. Johnson's mother, Mrs.
Carl Larsen. who was buried Tuesday.
Carlo Gronbeck took the Misses Lii
liam JOrgensen, Ruth Hansen and Ed
ma Sorensen to Minneapolis Sunday
The two latter will seek employment
while Miss Lillian will take up a
dressmaking course.
Owing to the fact that scarlet fever
has appeared in Askov, DR.. A. L.
Arenas, health officer, urges that
every case of rash or sore throat be
Immediately Investigated so as to pre-
vent spread of the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Paulsen came
last week from Ladysmith, Wis, for a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jorgen Christensen. Mrs.
Paulsen plans to remain for a month
OF two, but Mr.. Paulsen returned to
his work again Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Empey, Miss
Edith Empey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mclaughlin, Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Chris
tiansen, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hurley and
Miss Mabel Noble, all from Hinckley,
were dinner guests at the Manford
Nelson home Friday evening.
Miss Mavis Conway spent from
Wednesday of last week until Satur-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. v. s.
Petersen in Lake Elmo. She returned
home Saturday afternoon with Mr..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09

and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen, who came
from their home in st. Paul to spend
the weekend at Mr.. Olsen's parental
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09

Sharpen your business by grinding
away with American advertising.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01
JOS. ALEXANDER

for your vote this time. ia will not be try
ing to displace any of them. but to fill
seat now created in the new Council as
MEMBER AT LARGE.
Service to one section and even to
one individual in a section is service to
the country, and my devoted service to
my countrymen is already well
known to you all. This election will
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01
Wedding

Patrolman Plaskett and Miss Agatha
Cendinen were united in wedlock 10 the
Roman Catholic Church last night. We
join their many friends 10 congratula
ting Mr.. & Mrs. Plaskett.
Frederiksted, st. Croix. ,V.I.U.S.A
September Both. 1886
To the Voters of Christiansted Town and
Country District
...... ..............f $780,
Dear Elector:-
| have always felt at home in ad
dressing you each time have az occa
sion of SO doing. but as it might not be
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01

possible to meet each and everyone per-
sonally. take this means to greet you
and announce my candidacy as MEM
Der AT LARGE in he coming election
and politely solicit your vote,
have never had ar opportunity
of offering my service to your district.
because you have quite a number of
worthy representatives. and in asking
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01
Random Notes

The political campaign in Frederiksted
is red hot. Two groups are IN a death
suuggle for the cootrol Of the Municipal
Council.
In Christiarsted 10 effort is being
made to control the Council. There are
several candidates before The electorate
and, as time sd sances the voters should
decide who can best serve their interests
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01

Heavy rain caused the Night Star Cir
Gus to postpone its opening show last
night.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01
Christiansted,
St. Croix, V. l.,
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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01

Assistant Government Attorney and
Mrs. James Bough have returned from
their vacation in Puerto Rico.
The ATTORNEY topped the scale a few
pounds heavier than when he started on
the trip.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01

We print 10 this issue a letter signed
by DIR. ID. {. Canegata and Mr.. Joseph
Alexander and another by Mr. Arnold
Mr., Arnold NJ. Golden. these men are
at present members of the Municipal
Council and are seeking reelection.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-01
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
A. A. A. Decisions Have
No Bearing on Wagner
Labor Acts Validity

gressional power under the commerce
clause, and holding that bidding or re-
fusing to bid in the stockyards of
Chicago affect interstate commerce,
and decisions that interference with
manufacturing operations affect in
terstate commerce.
The decisions of the supreme court,
holding the AAA and the amended
AAA unconstitutional do not bear up
on the power of congress under the
commerce clause. The government, in
the AAA cases, sought to uphold the
constitutionality of these laws on the
welfare clause and not under the
commerce clause and SO really the
AAA decisions have no bearing on the
constitutionality of the national labor
relations act
The supreme court has done to the
farmers what it did last May q in
the Schechter case to IA. Whatever
their merits or the logic may be, the
result of these decisions should insure
closer cooperation by farmers and
industrial workers to achieve the OBJ
jective common to both.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17

of a sliding scale clause. McCabe
said that he called the strike when
it became evident that there was no
apparent chance for compromise
with independent manufacturers over
one year contract renewal.
Strikes took place in plants at
Arnold, Fairchance, Bell Vernon and
jeanette, Pa; Clarksburg and Sis
terville, w. Va; Fort Smith, Ark,
and Okmulgee, Okla.
Several plants, now closed for re-
pairs, but intending to resume opera
tions soon would be unable to do so
because of lack of workers, McCabe
said, declaring the men laid off while
repairs were being made would not
return until the unions demands had
been met.
The union president said that the
average wage for the union workers
was So cents an hour. The union,
he said, rejected an offer made by
the manufacturers for 5 per cent
advance in glass prices and a 2A
per cent increase in pay for the work
ers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
MASTER PAINTERS
PROMISE
Union to Comply With Com
pensation Act

Albany, N. Y. (ILNS)-An agree
ment effective January Is between
union and master painters of West
chester county, N. Y, embodies as an
integral party of their contract a
clause requiring compliance with the
state workmen's compensation law as
a condition of employment, State In
dustrial Commissioner Andrews an
nounced, presenting the Westchester
contract as an example Of co-opera-
tion which assists the state depart
ment of labor in its campaign to elm
mate practice among some contrac-
tors of attempting to avoid compen-
sation liability by means of alleged
partnerships and sub-contracts
which the courts have ruled to be
illegal subterfuges.
The claims of the Westchester con-
tract referred to reads:
"All members (of the Master
Painters Society in this county shall
carry compensation insurance in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the state +"
"All members in this county shall
file certificates of insurance with the
executive secretary of the Westches-
ter Chapter, international Society of
Master Painters and Decorators, In
corporated."
Union officials point out that dis
play of the agreement carrying the
compensation insurance policy num-
Der will be prima facie evidence of
compliance with the law, while alb
sence Of such a contract may, on the
other hand, be occasion for inquiry
as to whether or not compensation in
surance is being provided.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
To Seek City Labor Law
Ii Wagner Act is Killed

New York City (ILNs)-Mayor
Fiorello La Guardia has prepared
what he calls a "baby Wagner bill''
to lay before the municipal assembly
if the supreme court at Washington
knocks out the national labor relations
act.
The mayor has had such local leg
islation in mind for some time. He
hopes the Wagner act can be saved
alive from the supreme court. But if
that law is butchered to make a holi-
day for the National Association Of
Manufacturers, La Guradia will try
to save for his city by local law at
least the right of collective bargain
ing,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
w. Virginia WPA Complies
With Guffey Act Provisions

Fairmont, w. Va. (ILNS)-All
state relief and WPA agencies will
cooperate to enforce provisions of
the coal code, in West Virginia, State
WPA Administrator F. Witcher Nc
Cullough pledges.
"The so-called Guffey law is a fed
eral statute and therefore / shall
cheerfully, so far as it involves the
WPA, comply with its conditions,
just as wedid with the NRA," he
said.
Governor H. G. Kump considered
a plea made by a delegation of min
ers and operators who urged that the
state officially use only coal produced
by companies complying with the
code.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
Neither Law Nor Constitution Gives Highest
Tribunal Power to Rule Acts of Congress
Invalid.
BY GEORGE L. KNAPP

The question in public affairs most
debated at the present time is whether
the supreme court viii put the seal
of its approval on the laws of the
New Deal-on the IVA, and the AAA,
and the Guffey act, and the National
Labor Relations Board; or whether
that court will declare some or all of
these acts "unconstitutional."
But the real, underlying question
is how the supreme court got that
way. How did it get the power to
declare acts of congress unconstitu-
tional?
There is not one word in the
United States constitution that
gives the supreme court or any
other court such a power.
There is not law on the fed
eral statute books which confers
on the court such a power.
There is nothing in the history
of the constitution to show that
the makers of the constitution
ever tried to give the court such
power.
The first two statements will be
admitted by all who know enough
about the subject to talk about it.
The third probably will be disputed
but only through misunderstanding
The record is crystal clear.
No Vote Power Granted Court
Under the present system, a law
is passed by congress, and signed by
the president, except when it is
passed over his veto. In either case,
it is a law, and the supreme court,
has had nothing whatever to do
with it. But the supreme court,
by a bare majority of 5 to a, may
and sometimes does declare that law
unconstitutional and void, in case
brought to the court by a private
litigant after the law is on the statute
books.
No such scheme was ever proposed
in the constitutional convention.
A proposal was made several times
in that convention to give the judges
of the supreme court, acting in con-
nection with the president, power to
examine and revise laws before they
went into effect.
MadisOn's Proposal
The proposal offered by James
Madison, August Is, 1887, is typical
Of all. Here it is in Madison's own
words:
Every bill which shall be passed
by the two houses shall, before it
shall become alaw, be severally pre-
sented TO the president of the United
States and to the judges of the SUI
preme court, for the revision Of each
If, upon such revision, they shall ap-
prove of it, they shall signify their
appreciation by signing it; but, if
upon such revision, it shall appear
improper to either, or both, to be
passed into a law, it shall be re-
turned, with the objections against
it, to that house in which it shall
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
GLASS WORKERS
STRIKE
In Fight For Higher Pay


Columbus, Ohio (ILNS)-Flat glass
workers in four states went on strike
January / for higher pay and union
shop. The walkout was called as a
one-year agreement expired.
President Glen w. McCabe, of the
Federation of Flat Glass Workers Of
America, said the union shop was
necessary for the protection of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 workers who
joined the strike movement.
The union asked awage increase Of
71a per cent and elimination of geo
graphical wage differences. The
manufacturers ask a discontinuance
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
By CHARLTON oGBURN
General Counsel, American Fedora
ton of Labor

Our contention that the prohibition
in the national labor relations act
against employers interfering with
the organization of employees is a
proper exercise by congress of its
power to regulate commerce among
the states is based CD on our showing
that the activities of the large manu-
featuring industries, such as steel,
automobile, textile, rubber, etc, affect
interstate commerce and (2) upon the
decisions of the supreme court of the
United States holding that such ac-
tivities affecting interstate commerce
are subject to the regulation of COM
merce, such as the decisions uphold
ing the packers and stockyard act,
which regulates, among other things,
exchanges of commission merchants
and packers for handling cattle, etc,
transactions purely interstate, regu-
lations of stockyards and grain ex-
changes as a proper exercise of con-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
Truth About the Supreme Court

have originated, who shall enter the
objections at large upon their jour
nal; and proceed to reconsider the
bill. But if, upon such reconsidera-
ton, two-thirds of that house, when
either the president or a majority of
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-01-17
r. r. Mass Attack
On Retirement Act

Washington, d. C. (ILNS)-Rail-
roads have united in a mass attack
on the railroad retirement act of 1885.
No less than 1876 railroad companies,
operating something like 80 per cent
of the mileage of the whole country,
have filed bill in District of CO.
lumbia supreme court, charging that
this act is unconstitutional. The Pull
man Co., the Railway Express
Agency, and the Southeastern Ex-
press Co. all joined in the action.