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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

school exhibits, we must list the fol-
lowing Pine county school entries that
won prizes this year at the Minnesota
state fair: School district number
and prize won follows name:
Bird house, rustic, Bernard Kubesh,
A, fourth; bird house. shop. Leland
Pearson, 10, sixth; meat cutting
board, Leonard Mista, A, fifth; meat
cutting board, Bernard Kubesh, A,
sixth; CHI 131, Ernest Broz, %, fifth;
H 1922, garden markers, Warren Peter
son. 10, sixth; CHI 131, Leo Skluzacek,
%, sixth; book ends, Leonard Hinze,
II. seventh.
BOoklets-Homes far away, Roland
Olson, 40, second; safety booklet, Ed
ward Kueten. 40, third; the Indians,
Charles Redding, 40, third; explorers
of Mississippi valley, Gloria Olson, 40,
fourth; the early herdsmen, Roland
Olson, 40, fourth; Who's Who in Min
nesOta, Leroy Cunningham, 40, fifth;
penmanship, Hyla Holm, 122E, fifth;
leaves, Ann Mohelski, 40, seventh;
A'AohS 0uihiOoOtu odAO, 1NOi
der, 35, ninth; leaves, Gloria Olson,
40, fifth; early herdsmen, Charles
Redding, 40, sixth; Who's Who in Min
nesota, Frank Zalasky, 40, sixth; safe
ty booklet, Joy Gilbert, 40, sixth.
Posters and maps-South America,
Edward Chmielewski, 40, sixth; South
America, Ray Tobolaski, 40, eighth;
Philippine Islands, Irene Mohelski, 40,
eighth; Historical Map of U. S., Ann
Mohelski, 40, seventh; Historical map
of U. S., Gloria Olson, 40, third; Life
in pond, Roland Olson, 40, sixth.
Sewing-Fancy apron, Elizabeth
Kubesh, A. ninth; plain apron, ANNA
Ingemansen, 122W, ninth; pajamas
Joy Gray, 40, fifth; thrift garment,
Ann Mohelski. 40, fourth; thrift gar
ment, Joy Gray, 40, third; child's bib
Joy Gray, 40, eighth; luncheon cloth,
Joy Gray, 40, second; 3O3-H-95
Gloria Olson, 40, second.
Pine County Winners.
The following List of Pine county
fair winners is continued from last
week. Winners are listed in the order
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

The Nobel prize for the strangest
discovery of the age should go to none
other than our contemporary, r. w.
Hitchcock, Republican publ city
spokesman and apologist. At least,
we nominate him for the coveted
award.
Mr.. Hitchcock made the discovery
that the Republican party of Mime
sofa in 1917, through the then gov
ernOr, ]. A. A. Burnquist, proclaimed
the principle of collective bargaining
for labor and union recognition. The
only thing which did not make recog-
milton of that principle effective was
the fact that the Republican party
in 1917 did not have a publicity man
of Mr.. Hitchcock's ability to inform
Republican employers of the Repub-
lican position on labor.
Just think of the number of costly
industrial disputes which would have
been prevented had Mr.. Hitchcock
been the publicity spokesman for the
Republican party in 1917! The peO-
pie of Minneapolis would have been
spared the anti-union propaganda Of
the Citizens Alliance of that city.
Maybe there wouldn't even have been
a Minneapolis Citizens Alliance, be-
cause there wouldn't have been any
reason for its existence.
And, may we whisper something
privately into Mr.. Hitchcock's ear:
AS one member of the newspaper pro-
fession to another, Hitchcock, I'm
tipping you off to something. Your
friend, Martin Nelson, whom you are
trying to elect as governor on the
Republican ticket, doesn't know a
darn thing about this Republican
announcement of union labor recog-
milton and the right of collective bar
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

gaining. He was an invited guest
land attendedD the Minneapolis Citi-
zens' Alliance annual dinner, and
said few words, we believe. If he
had known about this 1917 stand Of
his party-a stand which was never
repealed-he unquestionably would
not have gone to that dinner, or at
least he would have told the Alliance
that they are all wet and had better
fold up. You better not tell anybody
about his hobnobbing with the ALI
ance crowd.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
State Capitol News
By A. /. HARRIS

United States Senator Elmer A.
Benson, Farmer-Labor candidate for
governor, will deliver his keynote ad-
dress in the armory of his home town.
Appleton, at p. m, Monday, Sept. Il.
The address will be broadcast over
radio stations KSTP, st. Paul-Minne-
polls; WTCN, st. Paul Minneapolis;
WEBC, Duluth-Superior; WMFG. Hib-
bling; VIRGO, Rochester; WNAX,
Yankton, S. D., and WDAY, Fargo, N.
D. The talk will go on the air at
s, p. m.
A special train will carry Twin
Cities persons to Appleton, stopping
at virtually every town enroute to
pick up passengers. More than 300
reservations already have been re-
ceived for the special train. which
will travel over the Milwaukee road
carrying 16 coaches.
The train is scheduled to leave the
st. Paul union station at 10:45 a. m.
of the keynote day, reaching Appleton
at GAS p. m. Before proceeding to
Appleton it will stop at Minneapolis.
Virtually all Farmer-LabOr candi-
dates in the November election will
be among the special trains passen-
gers for the occasion.
Following the keynote, Senator Ben
son will begin an intensive statewide
speaking tour which will occupy him
for the remainder of the campaign.
Home town arrangements for the
event are being made by the Benson
for-Governor Volunteer club of Apple
ton, headed by F. E. Wright and Mrs.
Alice ArntZen.
The armory, largest public build
ing in Appleton, has seating capa-
city of $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

could rightly be called an economy
one was the biennium of 1888 when
the Farmer Labor party came closest
to being in power. In that year it
had partial control of the legislature.
And in that year state expenditures
for all departments were less than in
any other year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

Paul Rasmussen, state director Of
personnel and budget commissioner,
reveals that state expenditures under
Republican rule are responsible for
the majority of debts which the state
must now pay. The largest single
item in the list of debts is the $780,
100000 of the rural credit bureau ac-
quired under Republican rule. APP
proximately $21.OOO,OOO Of this may
be lost because the Republicans
loaned too much money to their bank
er friends instead of to the farmers
in order to liquidate their frozen as
sets.
Out of total Indebtedness Of $124,-
345, 6S3.93, $11O,844,76 is self
liquidating. In other words, more
than 80 per cent of the states debt
will pay for itself without any addi-
tional real property taxation. A good
portion of the states debt is in high
way bonds, and these were matched
by federal funds, so that the state got
two miles of paved road for the price
of one.
A comparison of state expenditures
under Republican and Farmer-Labor
administrations reveal that the only
year in the last four bienniums that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

Middle Ages are gone forever never
to return may be fatal.
For that reason, the Chicago con-
ference might we'll become, with La
boris Nonpartisan League and other
groups, the means of sparing Amer
lea from the blight of fascism.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

We go within a short distance Of
the hottest bonfire, but we seek a
shade tree or a porch to shield our
selves from the rays of the heat from
the sun that has travelled 100000
miles.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

The Younger Republicans are max
ing a bid for the support of young
people in this state, but some of the
older ones are speaking out of turn.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

Senator George LOmmen of Eveleth,
speaking over the radio in Mime
apolis this week. declared that records
in the United States Department Of
Agriculture show that Iowa with a
sales tax pays a higher tax per acre
than Minnesota. The average acre
age tax in Iowa is 85c; in Minnesota
it is soc. He also showed how two
large insurance companies would save
$466,9 a year and $463,620 year
respectively.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

The conference Of progressive lead
ers called by Senator Robert M. La
Toilette of Wisconsin in Chicago over
the weekend is of tremendous i'm
portance to the future of the liberal
movement of America.
In addition to defining the proper
stand of progressives towards the
present presidential political situa-
ton, the conference has a far-flung
objective for the future to bring
together the progressives for united
action.
With fascism threatening this coun-
try through the reactionary channels.
America is in danger of form of
government foreign to our soil. Fas-
cism does violence to the history and
tradition of America; it repudiates the
Pilgrim fathers, Washington, Jeffer-
son, Lincoln. The history of Europe
of very recent years already tells its
lesson, and that is that democracy
must be prepared to meet this menace.
To rest content in the belief that the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

Just after a Republican organizer had
been through Nicollet county telling
what his party was to do for the
young, Judge Frank C. Barnes of Fer
gus Falls, spoke down there at a meet
ing attacking not only the Benson
Amlie Youth Bill but the younger
generation itself, by implication.
Are we," he asked, Ito pamper our
youth by paying their way through
schools and making them grow up
nation of loafers?"
Unfortunately he had not read the
bill, which provides for a means of
allowing youth part-time work SO that
it can go to school. Young folks who
have been having a hard time of it
lately trying to find jobs on which
they can earn enough to go to school
do not take kindly to the judges crit
icism. They realize that the only
youths who are being pampered are
the sons and daughters of the very
rich-and the Republicans are not
attacking them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

Before we continue the list of the
Pine county fair prize winners, rural
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06

NEW YORK.-Food clothing
and medical supplies are urgently
needed for Spain!!
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06

HELENA.-Ordered out of of
flee by Gov. Holt but contending
that it still is operating as a le-
gal entity, the Montana highway
commission met in special session
on Thursday, Nov. 10, and order
ed it's secretary to certify all
pending claims to the board OF
examiners for payment.
The commissioners, Chairman
II. J. McGregor of Great Falls
lockwood Brown of Billings, and
I J. Croonenberghs of Missoula,
envened in special session
because of erroneous and
misleading statements made
by Governor Holt through the
press, to the effect that hun
dreds of telephone calls had
been received from cOntrac-
tors and others from over the
state relative to the tieup in
highway commission business
alleged 10 have occurred on
account of pending itiga-
tiOn," and further because
the governor alleged "that no
highway commission existed
in the state of Montana, and
that by reason thereof the
business of the state as con-
Quoted through the state
highwayn commission was at
a standstill and the affairs of
the highway commission in a
state Of turmoil and cOnfu-
sion."
The commissioners read into
the minutes of the special meet.
ing that
Notwithstanding the fact
that Governor Holt has issued
an order of removal directed
at the members of the COM
mission individually the said
members of the highway COM
mission are functioning as a
continual LEGAL entity by rea-
son of the fact that the order
of removal of said commits
sion is void and no successors
have either been appointed or
qualified. and that the MEM
bers of the highway. commits
sion hold office each until his
successor is appointed and
qualified"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
SEN. 8UP1ON WHEELER
Charges Projects Held Up
BY Water Board
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON. = Senator
Burton X. Wheeler repri-
manded the Montana water
conservation board today for
what he said was failure to
cooperate with him. He said
he was attempting to rein
state reclamation projects the
board had asked be with
drawn from the public works
program.
The projects involved a
$63O,OOO loan and $515, $50
PWA grant for the Beaver
head rock project near Dillon
and a $4,000 loan and $22,-
900 grant for the Jefferson
county diversion project for
which the PWA recently allO-
Gated construction funds.
Saying it was unable to
meet government require
ments within the time de-
manded by the PWA to lay
cOntractual ground work for
The projects, the board asked
the PWA to return the loan
offers in the projects to the
government and use the
money for other Montana re-
clamatiOn projects.
The boards action, Wheeler
said, had messed up" the
status of the two projects.
81 hope in the future the
water conservation board of
Montana will cooperate with
nv office on these matters"
Wheeler said. off it did it
would be much more helpful
to the state of Montana"
Wheeler said the PWA re-
jected the boards transfer re-
quest because eft has been q
rule never to transfer alloca-
tons from one project to an
other and each project must
be considered on. its own
merits"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06

One of the shortest strikes on
the records of Local 544 took
Elace at the Morris Fruit Co. on
Friday, November 20. Tt lasted
exactly II minutes. The union re-
ceived reports that this comnanv
vas failing to give the men their
70 minutes with pay for break
last as specified in the contract
and were also chiseling on over
time.
Harry DeBoer and Kelly Post
al went to the job to investigate
: ana were ordered off the prenl-
lses by Dave Posnick. Thev took
the men with them and evsct11
y minutes later thew were baci-
IN the inner sanctum Of the com
panv office and the en1Tloyy ,s,.
glad to discuss the matter with
them. VIII
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
RELIEF WORK CIT IN
DROUTH SECTION
CONTINUED from mage II

its quota of 1880 filled. must
revise its program to nrovide cas-
many places as possible for the
more needy ones" Joseph E. Par
ker, state administrator, said to-
dav.
"There are undoubtedly a con-
siderable number of unemplovabIe
persons now working on WPA
projects who will of necessity
have to become the responsibility
of the county or state relief
agency" Parker wrote TODAY to
the Montana boards of county
commissioners.
"There will have to be the clos
est cooperation between the state
relief agency, the board of coun-
tv commissioners, and the Works
Progress administration to pre-
vent serious distress among our
people this winter" the admins.
traitor said.
Parker pointed out the Works
Progress administration 'has
come to be thought of as a gen-
eral relief agency, for which # is
not adapted and was never in
tended"
He reminded the county COM
missioners it was designed bv
congress as strictly a work pro-
gram" to provide employment for
as MANY as possible ''who are
able-bodied and willing to do a
good days work"
"Other federal agencies The
administrator said. 'were estab-
hsned to care for other groups of
persons needing assistance 4"
Parker said it appeared impos-
sible to obtain an increase IF the
montana group and that there
Tore persons who do not pronerlv
belong in the program are to be
removed. ~ -
1t is inevitable" he said, chat
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
INTERNATIONAL
LEGION GOES
INTO ACTION
Fate of Republican Spain
is Concern of Future of
World Democracy
FRANCO PLANS MASS
MURDER
By HAROLD COY

News that the newly-fOrm-
ed international Volunteers,
recruited from the anti-Fas-
cists of several European ma
tons, have gone into action
in the defense Of Madrid and
acquitted themselves well in
several engagements, en-
phasizes the fact that the
fate of republican Spain is of
concern to the whole future
of world democracy.
More and more il is becOm-
ing a war of international
Fascism against Information
al decency and humanity.
With the eyes of the world
fastened on Spain, the Fas-
cist General Francisco Fran
co let the cat out of the bag
when he warned foreign cor
respondents they would not
be permitted in Madrid "after
we secure victory"
"FOr a few days there will
be a period of reconstruction
and reorganization, during
which period foreign CORES
pOndents and all others with
out a pass will be forbidden
to enter the city" was Fran
co.'s subtle way of putting it.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
BATTLE FOR
MADRID RACES

The fight of the Fascists TO
take Madrid still ragged Tues
day, with rebel prOpagandists
claiming they were already IN
the city, while the government
forces denied it. But reports
are optimistic, indicating that
even by a desperate push Cen
eral Franco takes the capital,
his troubles will only have be.
gun. Five separate armies of
democracy are being drilled in
different parts of Spain, and
when these recruits have been
trained, he will be hOpelessly
Outnumbered. The government
now has planes and tanks, and
its factories at Barcelona and
other places are at work pro-
ducing war materials.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
IGNORE Hollis
RULINGS AND
OKAY CLAIMS
Send Same for Payment to
State Board of Examiners
Which Refused to Recog-
nize the Ousted Three
BUSINESS is HALTED

HELENA. - The supreme
court postponed from Nov. "a
to Nov. % the hearing on
the writ of supervisory con-
troll it issued to the LAWS
and Clark district court and
District Judge A. ]. HOrsky
directing the dismissal of
writs, ordering a review of
the proceedings and temper
arily restraining the governor
from further action.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
FIST FIGHT IN
HIGHWAY DEPT.

While the board was in session
fists were flying in the highway
department. offices on the flor be-
low.
Whips and Paul D. Maclean,
reporter for the Helena Indepen-
dent came to blows during a dis
cussion over a newspaper article.
Maclean said Whips called him
"a series of names which COM
menced with contemplate rat
and became more pointed as they
continued"
ID. A. McKinnon, who has SER
we'd as state highway engineer,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
Highway COMMISSIONERS Hold
MEETING DESPITE THE CUSTER
interviewed, the reporter said.
Maclean said Whips told him,
'I took beating but I got my
moneys worth"
EXAMINERS WRITE
COMMISSIONERS


EXAMINERS WRITE
COMMISSIONERS
The board examiners directed
a letter to the former members
of the highway commission" in
reply to the notice it received
from them the day before yester-
day in which the board was
asked to take action on pending
and incoming highway claims GER
titled by the secretary of the
commission.
The ousted highway commits
sioners when they had met the
day before had ordered the sec
rotary to certify the claims to the
board of examiners for action and
notified the board it had done so.
REGRET EMPLOYER
PARTICIPATION
In a joint statement issued in
Great Falls that Friday evening,
DR.. H. J. McGregor, chairman of
the state highway commission,
and Rockwell Brown of Billings,
commission member, expressed
regret commission employees had
in any way entered the contro-
versy precipitated by the order Of
Governor Holt, declaring the COM
mission removed from office. In
their statement, McGregor and
Brown said:
'The Montana highway COM
mission has at all times done
everything in it's power to keep
employees from any controversy.
These men make their living by
working for the commission and
they have done a good job for
this and other commissions. We
wish to keep them clear of all
controversies.
GA deplroable condition exists
when Governor Holt sees fit to
use the highway department for
his own personal ends by impos-
ing on employees of the depart
ment."
In reply the board wrote to- DR..
BIcGregor as folliws:
"FOr the reason that on
November 13, 1886, the men,
bers of the state highway
commission of Montana, in
Guiding yourself, were re-
moved from office by the go
vernon of the state of MOnta-
ma, the state board of exam
liners cannot recognize any in
structiOns which you have is
sued to the person assuming
to be secretary of the state
highway commission as Off
cial, or of any force or effect
Any action assumed to be
taken now by yourself or the
other former members of the
state highway commission can
have no effect in preventing
the disruption of the ordinary
course of business affairs of
the highway department"
The letter was in the form of
a resolution and was signed by
all members OF the board, Cover
nor Holt, Secretary of State Sam
w. Mitchell, and Attorney Gen
eral Enor K. Matson.
The notification to Whips was
signed by the three members, and
said:
ut appearing that you
have assumed to approve GER
tain claims as secretary of
the state highway commits
sion on behalf of said COM
mission, this is to advise
that following the removal of
the state highway commission
on the 18th day of November.
1886 the board of examiners
is unable to recognize your
assumed status of secretary to
the state highway commission
for the reason that said high
way commission has been re-
moved and there is at the
present time no such commits
sion."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06
VOLUNTEERS OF MANY NATIONS ~ y
HELP THE SPANISH SoS9,r,.

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gen gen peroxide, 9O% ~, sIecs. AVtS
S lure OF iodine, .gau.s conc sSs H.
Dandages, absorbent No. 81. enc hs
s st.. tape, quinine, ss SGsoa 'aS
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wear, socks, sugar "V ven Ua'e
canned stuff, bully be. S'i y u
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D late and ''lOts Of cigsSsti.,Sa '@
MURDER PLANNED so''''Sa
FOR MADRID MASSES
The statement lef,
that frances "reccu ,t y t''s
reorganization" means 't ,S n
tematic slaughter Of thoS.,.l3H
perhaps tens Of thor. '"..S-
civilians in working cIssS ii,I'
SO that terror will Be strps Sv '.
the hearts of survivors \ n, ~. Y.
the Morish mercpnsri.. = NC.
has brought into SUsiS a. .'. y.
Christianity" win get c,,t |" NV W
che TO Loot and rape. Il !,
well that foreign eOrreso~iSl
should witness any future Ta
clst Victory celebratiOnSS -,
unfortunate stories IssEA y
about the deliberate sele,Iim !
1000 non-cOmbatants for Slsui
ter when BadajOz was taken n
similar acts Of reconstruct
nd reorganization" IN ether n.
quered territory.
MADRID WILL NOT
BE TAKEN
But Madrid will not bs shn
doned. Tens Of thousands Of h
decent citizens-manual worker
and white collar workers alike
prefer to sell their lives destJ
on the battlefront Of liberty na
er than await slaughter By Efu'
co.'s hordes.
M. II. Halton, the Toronto DAY.
Stars correspondent, quotes D
Norman Bethune Of McasNl
who is on a medical mission y
Spain.
II they lose" he says d
Madrid's defenders "lhey N
not just lay own their arm D
and say: We'll, we did @
best If they lose they lG y,
execution faces then. =
they aren't running sway
GOVERNMENT AT
VALENCIA
wl O.ovarnrerk bY m9A
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-11-06

some persons in need who have
been looked upon formerly as a
responsibility of the WPA will
have to depend upon the county
Or state relief agency"
GAS we go along with our pro-