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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
DAKOTA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE

Many cities in North and South Da-
kota this summer are celebrating the
seventy-fifth anniversary of the crea-
ton of Dakota Territory. These dia-
mond jubilee observances serve to
mark the progress that the two States,
into which the Territory was later
divided, have made in single life
time.
The first census of the Territory
showed population of only 2,12S
and Congress questioned the figures,
especially those from the Red River
district, because 'the greater part of
the settlers were out on their annual
buffalo hunt" What changes seven
ty-five years have wrought!
And what a galaxy of historic fig
ures have crossed the Dakota scene
Joe Rolette, Norman Kittson, Sitting
Bull, Gabriel Renville, wild Bill
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
YOUNG KROSCHEL,
PAIR ARE UNITED
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Rabe Will Make
Their Home on Farm I'm Ait
kin County.

st. Johns Lutheran church of
Kroschel was the scene of a pretty
twilight wedding on Saturday evening,
June ~, at o'clock when Miss Pearl
Harriet Loftness became the bride of
Mr.. Harold John Rabe of Pomeroy
township, Aitkin county. Rev. H. ].
Malotky, pastor of the church, read
the wedding service in the presence
of 300 relatives and friends of the
young couple. The church was dec
Grated with white streamers and bells
and bouquets of garden flowers.
The bride chose as her maid Of
honor her sister, Miss Myrtle Loftness.
Her bridesmaids were Miss Eleanor
Rabe, sister of the groom, and Miss
Irene Rostberg, cousin of the bride.
The groom was attended by his
brother, Walter Rabe and Luther
Loftness, brother of the bride.
A reception was held at the brides
home after the ceremony. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with white
and pink streamers and white bells.
A wedding supper and social evening
were enjoyed by all present. The
bride and groom received many beau
tiful and useful gifts.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Loftness and is a
young woman of many fine qualities
with which she has won many friends.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Rabe, has been a resi-
dent of Kanabec county since child
hood and is young man of high
character.
The newlyweds will make their
home on farm in Pomeroy town.
ship near the groom's parents
Their many friends join in wish
ing them long, happy and success
full welded life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or Nay Not
Conform with the Opinions
Of the AskOv Amerf.an.)
THEY DON'T DO 1T IN MINNESOTA
Mile Laos County Timesl

THEY DON'T Do 1T In MINNESOTA
(Mille Laos County Times)
There is growing feeling of re-
sentiment against American workmen
wearing the uniform of the national
guard-shooting down other Amer
lean workmen striking for a fairer
division of the profits their energy
created. Major General Butler.
The National Guard does not shoot
except under orders, and if orders to
shoot are not given there is no shoot
ing by the guard. The action of the
national guard depends entirely on
who is elected to administer the af-
fairs of the state. Under a Farmer
Labor administration there has been
no shooting of working people by the
national guard of this state. That
is one reason why the big business
controlled press of the state are froth-
ing at the mouth when Governor Oh
sons sensible handling of strike stu
ations in Minnesota is mentioned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

Hickok, General George A. Custer,
Charles Reynolds, Jay Cooke, Chief
Gall, James j. Hill and scores of
others.
To us of Minnesota, the Dakotas
are more than just neighboring States.
They are our blood relatives. Their
territory was created out of our State
hood. Many of Minnesota's pioneers
were their first settlers. The three
States grew out of the same common
frontier, and we have developed only
as they have grown.
Minnesota salutes North and South
Dakota on this festive year Of their
seventy-fifth territorial birthday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
THOSE VETERANS OF FUTURE
WARS

Gre Minnesota Union AdvOcate)
While some of the campus organ
izations which have sprung up dur
ing the past two months to preach
international peace may seem to have
been actuated by an irreverence to-
ward the victims of the World war,
it must be admitted that it is hope
full sign.
What If some Incorporate young
sters organize themselves as Future
Veterans Of War" or as Future Bonus
Beggars?" They are only ridiculing
something which has been glorified
in selfishness. Who can deny that
war has been glorified by the NUM-
ton makers, the International bank
ers. the boot-licking press and the
toad-eating movies? Who can deny
that the hideousness of war has been
played down? Who can challenge the
fact that the younger generation, un-
familiar with the horror of modern
war, has been fed a diet of lies by
those who coin bloody profits out of
every war?
1t Is not likely that the university
youngsters have had any desire to- rid
icule or scorn the pitiful victims Of
war, and while it may have a SOLDERING
tendency to bring these youngsters
close to the actual facts by taking
them on sightseeing tours of federal
military hospitals. why not publish pic
lures Of these victims so that all may
know the horrors of war? Why take
a handful of college students behind
the scenes in order to make them see
the folly of making light of war?
Why not turn the pitiless light of pub
licity on these human wrecks, on the
boys blinded, burned, gassed and
shell-shocked so that every father and
mother may know what can and what
dOubtlessly will come to their own
sons in the event of another war?
Why scorn the campus organizations
in one breath and then laud the
spiritual values" of patriotism in
the next? Why not be honest with
all the people? They pay the bills
in human blood, in human suffering
and in human treasure.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

of their daughter and sister, Violet,
who was married Thursday morning
today. They will return home
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Joe Cleveland is spending a
few days at the A. P. Carlson and Vic
tor Carlson homes, caring for A. p.
Carlson who is not very we'll and who
has been confined to his bed the past
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tempke and
family of Cass Lake, were callers at
the Monnie Peterson and Ben Carlson
homes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Stoneberg and
family of Stanchfield, spent Sunday
with Art Neslin and also attended the
birthday party for Mrs. A. P. Carlson.
Mrs. Richard Swanson and Evelyn
and Mrs. Victor Carlson and children
spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Geo.
Smith.
Mrs. Hugo Braun and Doris and
Betty Carlson helped Betty Swanson
celebrate her birthday anniversary
Wednesday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
THE SUPREME COURT

Since several national laws have
been declared unconstitutional by the
United States Supreme Court there
has been much discussion about the
court, its authority and actions. Ma
jority decisions by the Court have
been questioned in some quarters and
there has been proposals for requir-
ing unanimous or nearly unanimous
decisions to declare legislative acts
unconstitutional.
Our form of government sets up
three distinct divisions, the executive,
legislative and judicial. There is lit
tie or no criticism of that set-up, but
the criticism has been on acts of the
Court. Members of the court are hui
man beings and if chosen by a con-
sentative President and Senate they
are most apt to be conservatives.
On the proposals to arrange for
other than majority decisions the Lib
erty magazine brings out these points:
'The proposal that the Supreme
Court be required to render a unan-
imous decision of all nine justices,
or an s to 1, or a Z to 2 decision, in
stead of a majority decision on acts
of Congress before the decision is
valid, governing constitutional ques-
tiOns, is proposal that leads to CEN
tralizatiOn of power. Let us analyze
this proposal, and see"what it's effects
would be in the determination of con-
sa1 TkD
now provides a majority decision Of
the nine justices, to determine any
issue involved, whether it is a con-
stitutional question, an act of Con-
gress, or an act of the State Legisla-
ture, or "a municipal ordinance. In
no case does the minority determine
the issue under our Constitution, and
its trainers never intended to central
ize power in the hands of a few
or of one. even if he were a good man.
Under these new proposals, that
the Supreme Court cannot hand down
any decision involving an act of Con-
gress unless the Court hands down
unanimous or near unanimous decis-
ion, it becomes evident at once that
the minority determines the issue in
stead of the majority. 1t may be
even a minority of one who decides
the issue, overruling the majority of
eight. If eight justices were agreed
to declare the acts of Congress uncon-
stitutional in favor of the plaintiff,
they could not do so, because the one
justice would prevent the decision
from being unanimous, and conse-
quently the issue would be decided
in favor of the defendant by that one
justice. A minority of one would de-
clare the law constitutional as against
the judgment of the eight justices,
which, in its very nature would give
the defendant tremendous advan-
tage over the plaintiff. One justice
could 'nullify the decision of eight
justices"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
"MY COUNTRY

where Isaiah lifted up his voice
for human justice, there is my coun-
try. Where Plato announced the real
ity of the spiritual, there is my c0un-
try. Where Jesus offered his life for
men. there is my country. Where st.
Francis lived the compassionate life,
there is my country. Where Shake
speare swept the human scene into
his dramas, there is my country.
Where Luther struck for the liberty
of the soul, there is my country.
Where Darwin discovered the method
of the Creator, there is my country.
Where Magma Charta was signed,
there is my country. Where Milton
sang, where Rembrandt painted,
where Goethe worked-there is my
country" F. Reissig.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
A TALKING POINT
(Kanabec County Progressively


Every time that Congressman Chris
tianson and Knutson have voted
against an issue that the people
wanted the reactionary newspapers
OF the state have rushed to the front
in their defense. The editors write
that the votes of these two gentlemen
against the popular legislation is a
vote that is cast in all sincerity for
the best interest of the nation. These
same writer's eulogize the stern char
acters of the congressman who will
not vote against the dictates of their
conscience" even though the vote
against the issue might mean that the
next time they run for office they may
be defeated. In conclusion the reac-
tionary press points with pride to the
halo of consistency in the votes that
Ted and Harold have cast against the
people. A solid record of ignoring
the mandate of their constituents,
that is, until recently.
An office holder who has principle
and idealism enough to vote the way
he believes in spite of public opinion
is an admirable figure providing he
is man of average intelligence and
of unbiased opinion. In addition to
being admirable figures they are also
as rare as Leap Year.
The build-up that Christensen and
Knutson get is very effective. An I'M
thinking person can very easily be-
come addicted to the belief that the
two aforementioned congressman de-
serve a special niche in the congress
sional hall of fame. But there is also
comeback to the past publicity given
to the two staunch, consistent, G. o. p.
members of Congress-. What became
of their consistency $50 often pub
licized) in voting against popular
measures when it came to voting on
the Frazier-Lemke bill?
Congressman Harold was the first
of the duo to break the consistency
record. His vote for the soldiers
bonus was a direct reversal against
his former actions on that issue. Con-
gresham Ted alone. retained his out
standing consistency record. He be-
VI StCIHCI otuII Chdh
colleague voted against the bonus bill
once more. Then came the surprising
change of heart and both Harold and
Ted voted for the Frazier-Lemke bill.
After the effective build-up and
pointing with pride to the integrity
of the two congressman who were
willing to sacrifice their office to vote
as their conscience" dictated, it is
hard to forecast just how the reac-
tionary press will treat the reversal
of form that upset the Christensen
Knutson consistency record.
With the progressives it will be a
case of Il told you So" The jump
ing on the band-wagon to vote with
popular opinion just at election time
is good old Knutson custom. He
will base his campaign on the two
times he voted right and his entire
campaign will be based on how pro-
gressive he voted. Congressman
Christianson will dwell on the one
measure he voted on scorrectly-now
that he needs the farmers support in
statewide campaign.
When these two boys come out tell
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
F.! Oak Lake NeighborhOod
(FrOm Another Correspondent

The lecture Crime and Law Pro-
lection" will be given at the Sunny
hill school Friday evening, July 3, by
Rev. Charles Swanson. These lee
lures are interesting and educational
and everyone is urged to attend.
Miss Wellma Anderson went Sunday
to Duluth where she will be employed
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.. Carroll are en-
joying a visit from their daughter
Mrs. Selinski, and her daughter of St
Paul.
Betty Anderson is helping Mrs. Ross
Barnett for a few weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

ing you how progressive they are,
don't be deluded into believing that
they have had a change of heart.
They are just the same reactionaries
that they have always been-a couple
of wise guys that want to be elected.
If you are tempted to believe that
Congressman Knutson is the least bit
progressive, carefully scan his rec
ord for the twenty years he has spent
in Congress. He has voted against
the people in nearly every instance
except for an occasional Jump onto
the band-wagon during an election
year. How much longer is he going
to be able to get away with it?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
STOPPING WAR

Unless the organized workers of
the world can assist themselves on
the side of peace and sanity in this
new international crisis, war is al
most inevitable sooner or later There
is nothing more important in the
world today than the rapid increase
in power of the organized Labor move
ment. Political power sufficient to
correct the social injustice and pre-.
vent war can only be achieved
through extending the economic or
ganization of the working class
John w. Edelman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
DEFENDS VOTES

Editor Askov American:
In your issue of June Is. you pub
| lished a letter from Mr.. Borchardt OF
Willow River, in which he is asking
two questions, and If you will allow
me the same privilege Of inserting
unpaid political advertising that you
extended to him l would like to have
you print these answers.
The first question was on the or
ganization of the House in the 1895
session, in which l voted for George
w. Johnson of Duluth. who was
elected speaker, in preference to the
so-called liberal" candidate Harold
Barker of Elbow Lake.
was elected to represent Pine
county, not any political party, and
in the organization of the House I
voted for Mr.. Johnson, a man with a
much more liberal record in proceed
ing sessions than Mr.. Barker, the
other candidate for that office. I
felt then, and still feel, that the ma
jOrity of the people of my county did
not particularly care who was elected
speaker or organized the House of
Representatives but that they wanted
their representative to be in a posi-
ton to do the most he could for their
county, and governed myself accord
ingly. Had l voted for Mr.. Barker
it would have made no difference in
the ultimate result of the election
of speaker, and as consequence the
farmers of this county and other
counties would still be paying the
exhorbitant personal property taxes
that they paid this year, which
through the friendships and connec-
lions made by voting for Mr.. John
son I was able to repeal.
The second question was in regard
to an increase in the inheritance tax
rates in the Omnibus Tax bill. If
Mr.. Borchardt will examine the rec
ords he will find that the rates were
substantially increased in this bill,
as well as the placing of a gift tax,
which would eliminate the signing
over of large inheritances before
death and thus escape the inheritance
tax, and the amendment Mr.. Bor-
chardt speaks of was introduced sole
ly for the purpose of defeating the
bill. AS proof of this he will find
that the author of the amendment
voted against the bill on it's final pas
sage and l know would have voted
against the bill even though his
amendment had carried.
Then in your issue of June 25, you
carry a letter from Mr. Langelier of
Cloverton in regard to salaries paid
the clerical help in the Legislature
Again the records need scanning and
think Mr.. Langelier will find that
the salaries paid are a little lower
on the average than in previous ses-
sions, even in 1888 when the so-called
liberals had complete control of the
House of Representatives.
Now in conclusion l wish to say
that l do not know the standing of
either of these two men in their own
communities, but 1 strongly suspect
that both are on, or have been on,
the public payroll in one way or an
other and feel that both are much
more interested in the success of a
political party than in the success
and welfare of Pine county. l thank
you.
C. G. MANN.
Hinckley, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome
ions conform with those OF the
American. All letters must he
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles
always 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, 1936-07-02
A GOOD MOVE

There is a strong movement on foot
in Minneapolis to curb the driving
of automobiles while intoxicated. The
city attorney, r. S. Wiggin, has given
out as his opinion that the council
is within the law in passing an ordi-
nance that drunken driving shall be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02
AskOU Pastor
Writes of Ocean
Trip to Denmark

Rev. joins. knudSen, ASkOv pas
tor who is conducting tour to
Denmark this summer wrote
letter to the Askov American
while aboard the ship, IN. S. Pill
sudski," of the Gdynia-Ameryka
Steamship line, telling of Incl
dents on the trip across the At
lantic. Rev. Knudsen is a veteran
of ocean crossings, having crossed
on other occasions previous to
this. He therefore was possibly
better able to enjoy the trip in
the face of "unfavorable weather"
which when speaking of ocean
crossings means seasickness for
most newcomers in ocean travel.
Mr.. Knudsens letter dated June
81 and written Interestingly, fol-
lows in its entirety:
After seven days of fog, wind, swells,
etc., with the boat pitching and rock
ing we are finally enjoying a day of
perfect sunshine on deep-blue, placid
North Sea. Our anticipation is keyed
up by the proximity of Danish waters
and we are busy getting ready to go
ashore.
Although the weather has not been
very favorable we have enjoyed our
ocean voyage very much. A few had
spells of seasickness when the tossing
began but all of our group recovered
quickly. Now we are all thoroughly
familiar with the sea and the boat
and taking part in everything.
The M. S. "Pilsudski' is very fine
boat. Especially its third class &C
commOdations are unusually nice. Our
cabins are roomy and we'll ventilated,
the food is very good. and the service
is excellent despite the fact that a
large number of the stewards speak
only Polish. Most of us are accom-
modated. however, by Danish or Eng
fish speaking stewards.
We have made very good time rum
ming as much as asa knots in one day,
despite the fact that they steal 80 or
60 minutes from us each day. We ex-
pect to dock at Copenhagen tomor-
row noon. There are 727 passengers
on board, not quite half of them are
Danish.
The "high-spots" of the passage
have been for instance, a gay landing
party at Halifax which raided the
shops to buy all those things that
were forgotten in the hurry in New
York and Chicago.
HOnOred by Captain.
The captains dinner was a gay af-
fair. Captain Stankiewicz favored us
by sitting in our section and he had
three Askov people as his special
table-mates. We sang his "Skaal" and
he gave us very nice and compli-
mentary speech.
And then Scotland Last night we
sighted the Hebrides and subsequently
Scotland's hills. The night was mild,
and the scant hours between sunset
and sunrise were bewitchingly light.
We could read a newspaper all night
on deck. Consequently we all stayed
up to see magnificently golden sun
rise behind the purple silhouette of
the Orkney islands. 1t was grand,
today we will never regret the expert
ence.
At New York we were we'll received
by the local young peoples societies
who fed us at a fine luncheon, and
supper and showed us the whole town
despite pouring rain. Tomorrow the
Danish committee will board the ship
at Elsinore and accompany us the last
few miles.
My thoughts go out to Askov. Kind
ly bring my sincere greetings to one
and all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

Recreation is not a set of exer-
cises but rather a gallant attitude
toward life.-Eduard C. Lindeman,
New York School of Social Work, to
National Recreation Association.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

A large part of American recre-
alton is taken sitting dOwn.-Henry
M. Busch, Cleveland, in Leadership
in Group Work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-02

Keep informed by reading the
American.
Metropolitan news., 1936-10-24

We do this because we have learn
ed to honor, love and respect you
as our chief executive because your
public life here typifies that of our
President to the nation. You have
both won us by your broad humani-
tartan attitude in all matters af-
fecting the welfare of the masses.
We are grateful to the METRO
POLFTAN NEWS for providing
space for the pledges to register
and in fostering our cause. I am
very happy and honored at this
time to hand you personally a copy
of these resolutions On behalf of
the Roosevelt Crusaders"
The Mayor, who was visib1y
moved by the group and the reso-
lutions, said, 81 am glad to know
of the great interest the Colored
people are taking in the campaign
for the reelection of that great
humanitarian, President Roosevelt.
For the first time there is a man
in the White House who was think
ing of all the people. He has
brain and heart. I am also glad
to greet such a delegation and to
know that the Colored people are
taking so much time in interesting
themselves in civic matters and the
development of the country as a
whole, for the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt means the perma-
nent advancement of the country
for all the people,