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

Editor AskOv American:
Some interesting things took place
at the Republican rally held at
Happy's Sunday. September 6. One
was that Arthur Nelson admitted hav-
ing in his possession few copies Of
Communist platform of 1886. Now
believe if any of us ordinary farmers
or workers should be found to have
one we'd be dubbed a dangerous Com
munist right away, but Nelson, being
a candidate on the Republican ticket,
undoubtedly has privileges we farm
ers are not entitled to. However,
when he began showing this platform
while he talked about it, l remem-
bered where l had seen one so 1
proceeded to get it.
Of course l knew Nelson was a bit
bashful about reading any of the plat
form from a Communist, so | decided
to see for myself what they really
were. Imagine to my establishment
when l read Plank IL. 1t is the OBJ
legation of the American government
to establish an adequate system of
social insurance for the unemployed,
for the aged, the disabled, and the
sick, as provided in the Frazier-Lun-
deem bill. This bill provides COM
pensatiOn to all unemployed without
exception and pensions for the aged
from go years at rates equal to farm
earnings but in no case less than
SIS per week.
Make the Frazier-Lundeen bill the
law of the land. We favor a federal
system of maternity and health in
surance, etc.
Plank III-Our country can and
must provide opportunity for educa-
ton and work for the youth of Amer
lea. The demands of the young peo-
pie as embodied in the American
Youth Act. The Benson-Amlie bill
must be enacted into law. This bill
provides for jobs, educational oppor-
tunities and vocational training for
all young people between the ages OF
Is and 25, etc.
Plank VII-We demand that the ne
gro people be guaranteed complete
equality, equal rights to jobs, equal
pay for equal work, full right to or
ganize, vote, serve on juries, hold pub
lie offices. Segregation and discrimin-
alton against negroes must be de-
clared a crime. Heavy penalties must
be established against mob rule, flog-
gers and kidnappers, with the death
nana1tU for 1unnhnrS IT xryon6nr if "a
above paragraph is the reason for so
much propaganda against Commun-
ismD
We demand the enforcement of the
18th, 14th and 18th amendments to
the constitution
l find further that the Communist
supports the complete independence
and self-determination of all OPP
pressed nations. 1 read further on in
their platform. Our land is the rich
est in the world. 1t has the larg-
est and most skilled working class.
Everything is present to provide a
rich and cultured life for the whole
population. Yet, millions starve. The
whole nation suffers, because capital
ism is breaking down, because pro-
fits are the first law and are put above
human needs-and the capitalist rul-
ers are turning to fascism and war.
But l need not go on quoting the
Com" platform any further. If you
are interested in this, you can read the
whole platform yourself. You can
get it from Arthur Nelson. l heard
him make that offer.
MRS. EDW. DE POWER.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
A VOICE FROM TEXAS
Editor AskOv American:

Editor ASkOV American.
Mr.. Emil Knips of Alabama, in an
interesting letter to the American,
tells of conditions in France at the
time of the revolution. Carlyle, in
his French Revolution, tells what
brought it about. The mobiles who
owned all the land paid none of the
taxes, while the common people who
owned none of the land paid all the
taxes-a condition we are rapidly
coming to in this country, little as
we think of it. On page 80, (Vol. 1,
Book 6, Chapter 81 of his French
Revolution" Carlyle draws this pic
ture of conditions at the time:
1.-The widow is gathering nettles for
her children's dinner: a perfumed
seigneur, delicately lounging in the
Oeil de Boeuf, hath an alchemy where
by he will extract from her the third
nettle-and call it RENT"
Two-thirds of our southern farmers
are in the same condition of that poor
widow even now; and it grows worse
year by year. In a number of states
switching the tax from their land
(most of it idle and held for specula-
tion) to the already overtaxed poor,
via that invention of the devil-the
sales tax California was one of the
worst victims of this devilry, and
heroic effort is now being made in
that state to get rid of the sales tax
and put it back onto the land where
it belongs. Let me quote bit of
verse from my scrap book about it
entitled 1.-The Buccaneer."
California, though they mask it,
Sales Tax is a buccaneer,
For it robs the market basket
To enrich the profiteer.
Violates the widows penny
Makes its purchase power less
Cripples business (where there's
any
And brings poverty, distress.
Let no landsharks raid your basket
To relieve the vacant lot!
What a nerve they have to ask it
When they know it's all you've got.
-Horatio.
If this country is to avoid what
happened to France, it will depend
on what they do about the land Ques-
ton and the tax burden-the two
things that trouble us most. Henry
George found the solution for both
problems by tracing the natural laws
that regulate trade and the distribu-
ton of wealth. All men have equal
rights to the use of the earth, and
they have a natural right to do their
trading when they can get the best
bargain; free land and free trade
therefore is the answer to the depres-
sion problem.
The government has no more bust
ness trying to regulate trade than it
has to regulate breathing. Nature has
provided laws to regulate trade, just
as she provides laws to keep a plane
in the air or a boat on the water.
Henry George followed these laws and
found the answer, just as the school
boy finds the answer to problem in
algebra, when he learns the law of
numbers and follows the rule.
But the world has not accepted
Henry Georges conclusions. Neither.
did it accept Columbus theory of a
round world. They said any fool
ought to know if the world was round
folks on the other side would fall
off. Columbus opened a new world
for the overflow population of Europe.
Henry George opened up a new world
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

In the struggle for the supremacy
between error and truth, error wins
many a skirmish, but truth always
wins the final battle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
Just Around the Corner.

Sheik: Don't you think my mus
tache is becoming?"
She: "It may be coming, but it
hasn't arrived yet"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
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Editorial Comment From Other News.
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17

States whose administration had no
cabinet changes was Zachary Taylor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
WRITES SENATOR BENSON
Hinckley, MINI.

Editor AskOv American:
Senator Elmer A. Benson,
416 Federal Courts Building
st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
MUSIC

raoh, that the feelings with which l
should kill you would be extremely
mixed. To be still more frank, don't
want you to force my hand Not that
l value your life. In fact, you're rather
a nuisance. But II l were to-er-
abate you. should probably have to
withdraw-and that wouldn't suit my
book. But for you to take any action
would suit my book even less. And
so, II you move, / shall FIRE. I'm
sure Lady Helena favors my point Of
view"
"Yes," said Helena, quietly. II see
your point. Don't move, John. l beg
you. He means what he says"
HE does indeed" said Pharaoh.
With his words a knock fell upon
the door. -.
"Ah," said Pharaoh. 1.-THE trusty
warden, no doubt. With his white hair
unbonneted, the stout old sheriff
comes; behind him march, the hal
berdiers i. > think you were going
to tell him something, Lady Helen
Well, do have him In. But perhaps l
ought to remind you that Mr.. Spencer's
life will depend upon what you say"
The pistol slid Into his pocket; but
though he withdrew his left hand, his
right hand stayed where 1t WAS.
Again the warden knocked, and Hell
ena raised her voice and cried to him
to come In.
The warden entered the room.
AS his eyes lit upon Pharaoh, he
started, as though In surprise; then he
closed the door behind him and turned
to where Helena stood.
My lady moistened her lips.
"I'm not at all satisfied, Florfn. with
the watch that IL being kept. Here's
Captain flaming returned, but he was
never challenged or"
II found a postern open," said Pha-
raoh. ITO save the porter trouble. I
entered by that"
He should have been seen." said
Helena, crossing the BRIDGE
The warden looked greatly con-
cerned.
There Is something amiss, my lady
Il know not what / will swear that
Hubert Is faithful and Piers. who Is
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05

Waterman tonight. Is man OF his word.
Yet, as tell them, they might have no
eyes nor ears
There Is something amiss," said
Helena. Double the watchmen, Florin.
and stop all leave. Two porters are to
stay In the lodge and to keep list
of all persons that use the bridge. No
postern Is to be opened without per-
mission from me- why were the serv-
ants abed when I came in2'
by his lordship's orders, my lady"
Those orders are cancelled-until
his lordship returns. And now rouse
his lordship's valet and let him prepare
the room In the eastern tower-the
room above mine. Mr.. Spencer will
sleep there tonight. And rouse Rachel,
as well. She will make my room ready
and wait till come. One thing more"
She drew out her master key. Here Is
my key, Florin. You may as well keep
1t for me until | need 1t again"
The warden bowed and took It.
"Will your ladyship speak to the
menu"
mot tonight. I've changed my mind.
But please see that they do their duty,
I've definite feeling OF danger-yery
pressing danger, Florin; SO please be-
ware" -
REST assured my lady, nothing that
can do shall be left undone."
Helena smiled and nodded, and the
warden bowed low. Then he bowed to
me, but not Pharaoh, and left the room
II congratulate you" said Pharaoh,
upon your qulckness OF wit had to
give you some rope and you used II
all"
Helena took her seat In high.
| backed chair.
Il rather fancy" she said, you'd
have done the same"
II don't know that ! should have
said Pharaoh. wrinkllng his brow. y
| believe In margin OF safety. :. Now
why do you think the warden ignored
me when he went out?"
Helena shrugged her shoulders.
| Perhaps you don't command his re-
spect."
| pharaoh fingered his chin.
| "Dewdrop."o he said quietly.
| One OF the curtains swayed, ani
Dewdr0p stepped out.
Concentrate on that warden, Dew
drop. You heard what her ladyshlI
said. II he seems to be getting Ideas
/ you must act for the best. The situa
ton Is delicate, Dewdrop, for what are
we among so many7 And now cover
Mr.. Spencer. l want to talk"
As Dewdrop moved towards me, hs
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
Students Offered Course
in the Art of Whistling

In the old horse buggy 6Ays
whistling was a natural art, acquired
without effort. You either whistled
or didn't and 1t was much better Or
dinarlly IL you did not, at least for
your friends, relates a writer IN the
Miami Herald.
But things change and now We
learn that the high school In Bangs,
Texas. has made whistling a regular
course In It's curriculum. There u
nothing like this habit to maintain
spirits before graduation, says the
Bangs professor. 1t may be just ~
badly needed after graduation. too.
That ancient belief about whistling
girls coming to bad end may have
been repealed In Texas, but our ad-
vice to the graduates Is not to carry
their knowledge into Offices and fac
tories when seeking and after getting
a Job. This ability will not help
them. 1t Is more apt to land them
on their ears In the alley. Silence.
please
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
DOCTORS KNOW
Mothers read this:
1rlrl s1rps
rnlfl srrps


Why do people como homo from !
hospital with bowels working like Z
wclErgulated watch1
The answer il simple, and It's the
answer to all your bowel worries Il
you viii only realize It: many doctors
and hospitals use liquid laxatives-
II you knew what doctor known.
you would uss only the liquid form.
A liquid can always be taken in
gradually reduced doses- Reduced
dosage Is The secret Of any real reli<5
from constipation.
Ask q doctor about this. Ask your
druggist how very popular liquid
laxatives have become They give the
right kind 81 help, and right amount
Of help. The liquid laxative generally
used is DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pcpsin.
It contains SIENNA and cascara - both
natural laxatives that can form no
habit, even in children. So. try Syrup
Pcpsin. You just take regulated
doses till Nature restores regularity.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
AMERICAN BOAR
is THRILLING AND
DANGEROUS GAME

There Is no other animal In the
United States that will accommodate
you as quickly with fight as a Wild
boar.
The boars found on Santa Cruz is
land off the California coast attain
a weight of ESQ pounds, mostly mus
Gle. They have tusks, one on either
side Of the lower Jaw, which artlcu-
late In an upward and outward curve
on two shorter, but heavier CANNES
of the upper Jaw. This sharpens
them to knifelike edges.
Large boars will charge q man az
soon as he appears within reasonable
distance. At this stage OF the game
the animal becomes totally indiffer-
ent to the barking dog, lowers his
head. and begins champing his jaws
until he actually froths at the mouth.
Then he takes few uncertain steps
forward and with coughing, cultural
grunts rushes with surprising speed
at the man foe.
| have never allowed one to ad-
vance beyond the uncertain steps,"
The champing jaws, and the click of
those white daggers Is thrill enough;
In fact, a bullet to the right place
at the first possible moment Is the
natural impulse, and the sane action
for the safety of both man and dog,
especially the dog.-H. Fl. Sheldon
In Field and Stream.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
A Three Days Cough
Is Your Danger Signal

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough, chest
cold or bronchial irritation, you can
get relief now with Circumcision.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take chance
with anything less than Creomul-
sion, which goes right to tho seat
OF the trouble to aid nature to
6oothe and heal the inflamed mem-
brane5 as the germ-laden phlegm
Is loosencd and expelled.
Even II other remedies have
failed, don't be discouraged, your
druggist Is authorized to guarantee
Creomulsion and to refund your
money II you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Circumcision right now. (Adv0
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
Stalinsa Education

Joseph Stain secured an education
by being selected for course at 4
Russian religious seminary from
which he was later expelled for '.un-
reliability" and at the age OF seven
teen he Joined Social Democratic
group. Leon Trotsky was educated
at the Peter and Paul Real Schulz
In Odessa and at the university In
that city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05

Win AublIld, 70
land and Hungary.
Five countries I'M
der dictators. unit
ed against England
and France, still
experimenting with
the old I'd e m o c.
racy," would be In
teresting.
One dictator, Sta
lin, suppos ed to
h a We an u d err
s t q n d Ing wit h
France. might or
set the other COM
bInation.
Also, Hitler will
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05

~ thC ldiiiiJ uu1ldl put III AlIWHuAEtp
not In Arlington cemetery.
Having fought all his life against
the enemies OF his country and the
stupidity Of his superiors, he wanted
peace at the last.
He lies beside his father. United
States senator from Wisconsin.
General Mitchell has gone wherever
patriotic, brave men go; some that
opposed him will not follow him there
At Greenwood Lake, N, Y, mall
carrying rocket went 1000 feet from
New York to New Jersey over Green
wood lake, while spectators smiled In
derIslon.
Other spectators smiled when Full
ton tried his first steamboat
In Madison, Wis, death masks OF
Indians, more than 1900 years old,
found In burial grounds, lead back to
savages OF the Eskimo type that hunt
ed mammoths near the beautiful Wis
consin lakes $4,000 years ago. Those
ancient savages Instead OF burying
the dead, cleaned the skeletons neatly,
covered the skulls with lIfelIke masks
of clay, kept their relatives with them
for years.
The human race has done queer
things always. Russia has Lenin,
embalmed, exhibited In the great Red
square OF Moscow.
The world becomes gradually demo-
cratic. In King Georges funeral pro-
cesslon everybody walked At bis
fathers funeral, the great all went on
horseback, including King Georges
cousin, the former kaiser on a pranc-
Ing white horse.
Now King Edward WIN orders SIM
pier uniforms. less fancy dressing In
Buckingham palace.
President Lewis, fifty, head of the
miners union, plenty OF cash on hand,
~ hlNEAg hmClitAn 4 1u-
Grafton OF Labor head, $4,000 for
campaign TO organize 10000 men In
the steel Industry. Mr.. Green, long
time union man, has not accepted the
offer. He knows how easy 1t is for
one man to become tall for the
other mans kite.
Or. Alfred Adler. competent psy-
chologist. says the Dlonne quIntup-
let's should be separated. for their
own good"
Mothers will wonder how any psy-
chologlst could suggest separating the
five small angels. i,onne. Annette,
Ceclle. Emile and Murie.
Mrs. Watson Davis, for Science
Service, says the world needs just
now: A remedy for the two greatest
KILLERS Of men," cancer and organic
heart disease; substitute for power
developed In primitive fashion from
oil, coal, etc. That means Harvesting
the sun to one end OF the scale, the
atom at the other.
King Features Syndicate. Inc
| WNU Service
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05


never felt better. Isfsep soundIy ali night
and ENJOY life - Mira. Mabel Schoft.
II you arc suffering from constipation,
slccplcssncss, sour stomach, and gas
bloating, there il quick relief for you
In Adlcrika. Many report action in
80 minutes after taking just one dose.
Adlcrika gives complete action. clean
ing your bowel tract where ordinary
laxativcs do not even reach.
DR.. II. L. Shoub, Now York. reportss
I'm addition TO intestinal cIoansina.
AdIerika checks tho growth of in
tesfinaI bacteria and colon bacIH."
Give your stomach and bowels 4 real
cleansing With Adlcrika and see how
good you feel. just one spoonful relieves
GAS and chronic constipation. Sold by
all druggists and drug departments.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
CHAPTER VIII
l Bear a Message.

confess that / was dumbfounded.
and several seconds went by before
could find my tongue
That's so much bluff,' said |. This
isn't the foresters cottage. Ii you flre
on me here"
Il most frankly admit" said Pha-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
C0NsTIPATED
80 YEARS

For thirty years / had
chronic constipation.
Sometimes I did not 10
for four or five days. +
also had awful dAs bioAf-
in6, headaches and pain
in tho back. AdIorikA
helped right away. Now
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05

remember that In 1914 Germany
thought she had Italy In a triple al
Observation-Disclosures Germany, but
Italy did not stay. Had she stayed,
the war might have ended otherwise.
That increases Mussolinls bitterness,
with England trying to cause Italy's
defeat by barbarous Ethiopia.
Mr.. Eden, young foreign secretary,
tells England modern conditions are
"dreadfully" like conditions before
1914 England must arm herself to
the teeth and have, for final objective,
"a worldwide system of collective Sc
curity which embraces all nations In
an authority which is unchallenged
and interchangeable"
That might be done by two or three
countries closely united, although the
airplane makes everything In war un-
certain. 1t might destroy q capital
city and an alliance In one morning,
az pistol destroys the strongest man.
Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-
keventlow has new baby boy weigh
Ing seven and a half pounds, and
twenty million dollars; that In gold
at the present price would weigh more
than thirty thousand pounds. Ask
Barbara Hutton HaugwItz-Reventlo
as she holds that small baby, Its eyes
not focused, one small hand holding
her finger, whether she would rather
have the baby or the $20,000,OO0, and
she will think your question silly. She
would not take a million millions for
the baby.
This proves that any good young
woman who marries a kind young man
may be richer than any five and ten"
heiress.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
RIO BE CONTINUED)

Ancient Churchyard in Bronx
A churchyard dating from colonial
days Ii situated In the heart Of the
Bronx, where many immigrants I've.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05

THIS WEEK
If Five Dictators Unite
England Is Fcvcrish
Wealth for a Good Girl
Gen. Mitchell Finds Rest

Rome hints that Mussolini and Hit-
Ter have arranged a protective treaty
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-03-05
Leave Ii to Him

A youth with brains doesn't need
to be taught much more than how
to read He'll learn whatever else
he wants to know.
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Morgan, Back From abroad,
Sees Reporters, But That's AL

II thought you might want to say
something about Mr.. Roosevelt's elec-
tion," . newsman said.
you didn't think any such thing"
Morgan replied.
what do you think about wallie
Simpson being the next Queen Of
England2" Somebody asked.
II don't think"
would you like 10 see the budget
balanced?"
Would you?"
He was asked whether he believed
the business improvement In England
would continue.
II think So" he said. They're get
ting along pretty well over there"
To a question whether he had no
ticed less fear of war in Europe this
year than last, Morgan said:
IT don't know about that. It's
awfully hard to tell. It's very dark
and cloudy"
He was asked whether he had any
statement to volunteer.
You never get into trouble until
you volunteer statements" he replied
well, Mr.. Morgan, you're making
it pretty tough for US to write story,
. reporter said.
That's exactly my intention" h.
] said.
Evening star., 1936-11-17

dividend by Tidewater Oil Co., a sub
sidiary, totaling sl,446,33l.
The J. I. Case Co.. Racine Wis,
maker of farm implements. announced
a 6 per cent bonus for Racine and
Rockford, Ill, employees working on
the active pay roll December l."
In addition, the company ordered
81 dividend on the common, the first
since 1881, and paid SITS a share in
arrears on the preferred stock.
United Aircraft Corp, Hartford,
Conn. announced wage increases
amounting to more than $685. 900
yearly and an initial dividend of so
cents a share on capital stock, total
ing s1,043.766.
Cutler Hammer Inc. Chicago, tool
makers, declared an extra dividend of
81 a share. amounting to S750.000,
for 1900 shareholders. An increase
from so to IS cents a share in the
dividend rate by Sunshine Mining Co.,
leading Western silver producer,
meant a payment of $l,116,6l5 for
stockholders December IS. Lake
Shore Mines, Ltd, Canadian pro-
ducer, ordered an extra dividend Of
81, amounting to s2,ooo,o0o paid to
$500 shareholders.