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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
WHO Is KAGAWA!
Or Askov American:

Editor AskOv American:
Toyohiko Kagawa, who will speak
in Minneapolis in June. is one of the
most interesting figures in the Chris
tian world today. He was born in
Japan in 1888 and was converted to
Christianity at an early age. Since
then he has lived a Christ-like life.
devoting his time and energy towards
the uplifting and help of the unfor-
tunate. Preeminent among his many
interests is that in his work as n
prominence as an author. Among his
works are: Love the Law of Life
six books of poems, "Meditations,
an photographed essay, Before
the Dawn" and the Psychology of
the Poor" He is an exponent of the
cooperative movement in Kobe, Osaka
and Tokyo which have been pro-
nounced a success. He is a pacifi t
and a humanitarian. OF himself he
says: From the beginning l was a
Socialist, not in materialistic sense,
but in a spiritual sense. l am a
Christian Socialist"
If there is any one who is trying
to live in a Christ-like fashion it is
Kagawa, for he has taken Christ as
his pattern of life. His program, and
its methods are three fold. Evange-
lism always comes first and foremost
with him; education is close second,
and social organization in which the
oruapi1ipU of oooporativac ic tho oh af
feature, completes the trio.
1t is Kagawa's belief that Gods
love is revealed not only in the life
of the individual, but in the social or
der as well. Our complex social life
of today is in dire need not only of
Christ's redemptive love, but of his
creative plan on earth as we'll. Ka-
gawa holds that society can rise to
greater perfection by realizing the
brotherhood of the cooperative move
ment, which he says is rooted in love
and brotherhood, and therefore Is a
Christian movement.
Kagawa is a very convincing, in
spring person, and he is winning con-
verts to his cause in untold numbers.
Teachers and. preachers everywhere
in America are seeking his counsel
and his advice, in helping to solve
the economic problems of the world
today, and he tells them: Form CO.
operatives. Reach out comparatively
and meet Christians in all lands to
build peace and plenty on EARTH"
BEAUFORT w. JOHNSON.
Pine City, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

credit) and demand payment I'm real
money, of which there is only very
limited amount in circulation and
consequently very hard to get.
When your note comes due, and ev-
erybOdy else's notes come due about
the same time, there is wild scram-
BILE to sell something to get money
to pay up. Depositors withdraw their
money from the banks, and banks are
closed by the thousands for lack of
currency to pay depositors.-Those
that are still open have quit lend
ing-no buyers. Because those who
did have money, have it tied up in
closed banks.-Prices tumble to al
most nothing. But your debt remains
the same, and interest and taxes &C
cumulate-Your property is fore
closed on, and your equity and home
is lost.
In this manner, through the man
ipulation of the privately owned and
controlled money and credit, the real
tangible wealth of the nation is sys-
tematically and periodically being di-
verified from those who by their con-
slant toll produce it, into the hands
of these non-producing exploiters.
There is no denying the fact that
an almost totally insufficient amount
of currency in circulation has been
responsible for every panic we have
had in this country, and that the lack
of currency was, in nearly every in
stance responsible for the closing of
1926 banks, and the loss, or tying
up of five billion dollars in depositors'
funds, from January, 1921, to March
Is, 1893 when every bank in the ma
ton was closed from the same cause.
1t is a great convenience to pay
with checks, and to deposit money in
the bank for safekeeping, but for the
sake of security, there ought to be an
adequate supply of real money in the
bank to take care .of the checks and
C-Ds, and not go on the assumption
that only one out of ten, or one out
of fourteen will call for their money.
We have been doing that, and it does
not seem to work.
The primary intent and function OF
money is to serve as a medium of
exchange. and nothing could possibly
better serve that purpose than the
government debt expressed in the
form of currency.
Therefore, let us issue full legal
tender currency instead of interest
bearing bonds and thus create an ade-
quate medium of exchange, and also
incidentally save nearly a billion dol
lars a year in interest.
The spoiled child of a rich man
will boiler "bloody murder" if his
unearned allowance is being cut off
The money mongers of this i'm
mensely wealthy nation are hollerins
'ruinous initiation" for fear that
some of the means by which they
have exacted untold billions of dol
lars in unearned tribute from the
toiling masses, and diverted the own
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
NO WAR NOW
(The st. Paul Daily News)


Will there be war now that Hitler
has again torn up some treaties and
rearmed the Rhineland?
This is the question almost every
person is asking. There can be no
definite answer yet. But our guess
is mo-"
For one thing Hitler has chosen his
time well. No other nation wants war
now. No nation is ready for it. Even
Germany isn't.
For another, Italy is not displeased
with his move. 1t gives Mussolini his
best chance to do some trading. He
has already proposed in effect to go
to the support of France, if the
League of Nations will abandon it's
sanctions against his Ethiopian out
law war.
Britain is reported to be cool on
proposals of supporting France in any
action against Germany. Certainly
the English people would protest loud
ly against any war merely to punish
Germany for a treaty violation be-
cause France is scared of the future.
Last and most important, the league
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
COUNTY ECONOMY
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
On January 80, 1886, e. B. Green
valid announced his candidacy for
county commissioner of the 4th Dis
trict.
Mr.. Greenwald said: 1T is my be-
lief, that all county business can be
maintained for less money" It is a
true saying, that platforms are made
to be broken, consciously or uncon-
sciously. l am inclined to think Mr..
Greenwald did believe what he wrote.
mistaken, and 1 do believe Mr.. Green
valid will agree with my analysis of
his platform.
We have in this community man
who moved in here quite few years
ago and bought little farm for $4,000.
He had sold his farm on the prairie
at a good price, got some money on
the deal and took mortgage for the
balance and considered himself eco
nomically we'll fixed. What happened?
The party who bought his farm paid
neither interest nor taxes, so he paid
the taxes to save his equity as long
as he had money left, then his wife
was taken sick and he himself be-
came feeble and could not work as
before His farm was foreclosed for
delinquent taxes and default in pay
ing interest on his mortgage, some
over $1,000. He moved out in a shack
couple of miles from Askov. l met
him last fall and asked him how he
was getting along? Fine" he said
81 am getting $500 month relief
This winter when it was 40 below
| visited his nearest neighbor, quite
distance from his house, that is not
his. When l came into the yard this
neighbor came with an empty sack.
He had just been over with a sack
of coal on his back to save the feeble
old man from freezing to death dur
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
DON'T BE A CROW
ditOr ASkOv American:

Editor Askov American:
Are you failing" for the flimsy
scarecrow of Initiation" propagan-
died by the international bankers
and (un) money mongers in
their desperate effort to shield and
protect their despotic rule over the
toiling masses through their owner
ship, control and manipulation OF
money and credit?
Through their ScarecrOw OF "1nfla-
tfon," the (un)sOund money mOngers
expect to scare you away from the
truth, and prevent you from learning
any of the secrets of their operations
of the most profitable garden
patches in the world-the backwards
(vaults) of the International bankers
and (un)sOund money mOngers.
Here is list of some of the most
profitable varieties to be found in
their garden patches"
Tax exempt government bonds,
against which they issue National
bank notes, and thus collect double
interest, first on the bonds, and also
on the bank notes (money). (This
variety is now being discontinued, be-
cause the Federal Reserve Bank var
iety is immensely more profitable).-
Federal Reserve notes.-Legalized
steal of eight billion dollars in gold,
taken from the American people
through the operation of the Federal
Reserve bank system.-Fountain pen
credit exchanged for interest bearing
tax-exempt government bonds.-Infla-
tfon of credit, followed by systematic
calling of loans, causing deflatiOn of
commodity and property prices.-The
Gold Act of 1884" has enabled them
to clean up net profit of more than
$3.50 100000 on gold alOne.-"The
Banking Acts" of 1888 and 1885 have
vastly strengthened their means for
the exploitation of the masses.
Remember this, that the less real
money there is in circulation, the
more easily the big bankers can con-
troll the flow of that money.
The big bankers advocate the use
of credit and checks But, when they
call in their loans, they expect you
to bring in the real dough" which
they, themselves, can make very
scarce.
Through the enormous initiation OF
credit, like during the World war.
when the national debt was increased
from one billion to 26 billion dollars,
the states and subdivisions, from five
billion to 40 billion dollars, and pri-
vate debts were increased by more
than 100 billion dollars, they create
abnormal commodity and property
prices based upon this vastly in
creased debt structure.
Then, like they did in 1920, they
all conspire together, and call in
their loans (made with fountain pen
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
"THE VALUE OF TIME"
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
Very few of us really appreciate the
value of time as we should. When
actual dollars and cents, but rather OF
the many opportunities each day
brings to us. Each day we have an
opportunity to do worthwhile things
to make others glad because of us,
and in general add something to the
sum total of love, truth, and beauty
in the world. When the day ends
these opportunities are gone forever,
and if we have not used them, we
have in truth missed something in
life.
When we speak of the value of time
we should have in mind that this
is purposeful universe and that we
should so live so as to aid in the ad-
vancement of those purposes which
enrich ones life.
Many people have reached the. age
twenty or thirty years, but have not
of bad habits. BY bad habits l do
not necessarily think of such things
as lying and cheating, but of such
insiduous bad habits as wasting ones
time and just drifting because one
has not formed the good habit OF
making the best of ones Opportuni-
ties for his and society's own good
l am reminded of a book entitled
ION Being Alive" The book grew
out of suggestion made by boy
in letter to man in France during
the World war. The boy wrote, 81
hope you will live all your life" The
boy really meant that he hoped the
man would not be killed. However
is there not another meaning to the
sentence? Are you alive to the things
around you? Are you really living
all your life?
H. HOLZ,
Principal of Kerrick School
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
ing the night. l was informed that
our county had cut his relief to $500

ing the night. l was informed that
our county had cut his relief to $500
a month.
Another instance! We have in this
community widow who had received
a widows pension for a girl of school
age until last fall. This same widow
has boy who has been sick for 10
years and bedridden for the last four,
paralyZed so he cannot move as much
as finger. She has never asked for
county aid until last fall when she
got a food order-but at the same
time her widows pension was taken
from her, to make matters worse, her
daughter got scarlet fever and the
home was quarantined and shortly
afterwards this widow contracted
blood poison in the right hand and
arm and became helpless herself. Un-
doubtedly she could have unloaded
the care of that boy onto the coun-
ty many years ago. She has no means
of income but lot and a two room
house about IL by 20 feet in the viii
lage. Tied up as she has been for
many years with the care of the boy
she has been able to earn but very
little.
l want to ask you, Mr.. Greenwald.
if you think it justifiable that the
county cut off the widows pensions
and cut the old mans relief down to
$500 a month, and do you think that
your administration of our county af-
fairs could and should save still more
on these and similar instances? You
said all county affairs can be main
tanned for less money.
Mr.. Greenwald continued his plat
form by saying that the Fourth dis
trict road work should be done by
Fourth district labor. Proper admin
istration of the road appropriation
would eliminate unemployment in
this district. l do believe that we
have had enough of that narrow
mindedness, building Chinese walls
around every hamlet, county. state
and nation, which leads first to eco
nomic wars and then to national wars.
However how tempting, if that really
could be true that this would elm
ihate unemployment in this district,
and if so why not in all districts,
states and nations. Why has some
one not thought of that long ago?
If you agree with me that you were
mistaken in your statement on your
platform, l might cast my vote for you.
have no axe to grind.
So much for Mr.. Greenwald. Here
is something for all of us to think
about
Economic Confusion.
With paper money out of the public
treasury, which is our own pocket,
we pay ourselves to pillow under our
cotton because there is too much cot
ton. Hire ourselves not to grow wheat
because we are told there is too much
wheat. Buy for ourselves young pigs
and sows and kill them. with the
same kind of paper money. out OF our
own pocket, we pay ourselves to limit
our hours of labor and none of this
makes sense. For, obviously by these
means, if continued we will make the
world poor, and this goes on while
millions are starving for want of food
and clothing.
LUDWIG MOSBEK.
ASkoy. Mimi. March 10, 1886.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

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of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

Early in the history of American
railroad building Texas gave immense
tracts of land to railway companies as
an inducement to build their lines
through the undeveloped parts of the
state They were offered sixteen sec
Structed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

ership of the tangible wealth of the
nation into their own hands, will be
cut off.
Are you going to do your own think
ing, or are they going to do your
thinking for you?
Don't be a crow.
S. o. SANDERSON.
Rochester, Mimi.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

Where the city of New York now
stands, Henry Hudson saw only some
wooded islands when he sailed by
them a little more than three hun
dred years ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

There is one axiom in history--the
reactiOnaries always lose and when
they lose, they lose for keeps.-kyle
S. Crichton in Life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

A government can be no better than
the public opinion that sustains IT.
President Roosevelt in Jackson Day
speech.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19

A civilization where unemployment
is inevitable will never be stable
Mary K. Simkhovitch, Greenwich
House, New York.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
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Conform With the Opinions
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-03-19
WE'LL WE'LL
(SOuth Dakota State News)

w w
(SOuth Dakota State News)
Some of the remarks of Hamilton
Fish over the radio the other night
reached new heights of unconscious
humor.
Particularly that dim witted re-
mark about curing unemployment by
confidence and faith.
All this is made important by the
fact that Mr.. Fish is the director of
the campaign to put Borah on the
ticket as Republican presidential
nominee.
So that will be the program of the
great liberal" Mr.. Borah-faith and
hope. Sounds familiar-didn't Hoover
try it once?
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
HesSe, democrat ........... ...... ....l2O
 Storey, republican .... -.-- .... ......32
KETCHIKAN, Sept. 9-Three

1AL AANt ~>fN' 'AA ~ - precincts give the following total Dimond, democrat .......- .... ....600 Gore republican ........ .....-.. ......398 Grigsby, independent .. ... ......14 Mccain, republican ........ .... ...500 Roden, independent .. ... ......116 Truitt, democrat .... ... ... ......326 Boyle, democrat ........ ..-- ........485 Cole, republican .... ......---. .....,435 Smith, independent w . ........37 Hesse, democrat. .... ...- ........580 Storey, republican =. ...- ......,438
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09

CORDOVA, Alaska, Sept. g. - Complete returns from following Cordova precincts:
 Cordova City
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
Troops To Try
 Break Power of
 Beseiged Rebels
(By The Associated Press)


 UNDATED, Sept. 9-Unofficial reports reached Madrid declaring that government militiamen en- tered Toledo and Ancazar pre- paratory for an attack on seven teen hundred Fascist Rebels who have defed the eight weeks of siege of the ancient fortress.
 Some unconfirmed advices said Rebels surrendered in a sympa- thy strike epidemic in France by the Leftist workers demanding guns and planes for Spain, which spread when thirty thousand men and women of Lillie, a textile re- zion, quit working.
 Hundreds of fugitives arrived at Bayonne, France, as diplomats sought to save San Sebastian from becoming a mass of ruins.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09

FAIRBANKS, Sept. g. - To- tai returns for the city of Fair banks are as follows:
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
Heart Trouble

(By The Associated Press)
 HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Sept. g.
 John Barrymore's heart is act ing up and it would be dangerous for him to appear in court, his physician reported today. The report made by Dr. Donald J. Prick was accepted by Superior Judge Goodwin J. Kniyht, who postponed for three weeks the actors suit for accountiny ayain- st his former business manager Henry Hotchener.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
Maritime Problem More Serious
 Pacific
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSS)
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9. - Two additional agencies of the United States government today actively entered San Francisco's newest maritime labor scene as hearing by the Labor Board Fed eral Branch met its second post ponement. While agents of the Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation entered the picture as observers, the Post Office De partment took definite steps to insure sailing of outgoing mail held up by the four day tieup of the Dollar Liner President Hoov- CT, key ship in the present clash Postmaster William H. Mccarthy acting on orders from Washing ton, announced that the Hoover consignment of mail would be transferred to other ships on Thursday unless the Dollar Line clears port by that deadline.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
Frisco Enjoying TOrrid Waves as
 Alaska Freezes
(By The Associated Press)

SAN F'RANCISCO, Sept. ,. - San Francisco drank in today an Alaska feel weather cocktail that fairly sizzled. Off the far northern wastes rolled the mass of air that for two days had sent the city's temperature soaring to new heat records. Respite from the brow hopping was awaited late today, when forecasters said a bank of fog ill be borne city ward by cool marine breezes, to break through wall of hot pla- teau air that freakishly originat- ed in Alaska. After climbing to 88 degrees at II o'clock, the same as yesterday at that hour, the ther mometer steadied itself and held there at noon. While the Eskimos started digging in for long win ter, San Francisco enjoyed star light bathing. Bonfres glowed along the marine shore and at Ocean Beach, while bathers dip ped through breakers and swan in silvery starlight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09


 VALDEZ, Sept. 9-The com plete vote of Seward was a total of l73 votes cast. Following are the totals for territorial offices:
 Dimond, democrat ........ .... ....139 Gore, republican ........ ........ ......25 Mccain, republican .... e.. e.. ..42 Roden. independent ...... .....13 Truitt, democrat - ..... ....101 Boyle democrat ...... .. .... ...108 Cole, republican ........ .... .... ......42 Smith, independent . .... 5
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
Portugese Samen
 Surrender After
 Ill-Timed Revolt
(By The Associated Pressl

LISBON, Sept. 9-The crews of two Portugese warships in the harbor, the sloop Alfonso de Al buquerque and the destroyer Da- to, revolted yesterday but surren dered after the Armada Fortress opened fire on them scoring sev- eral direct hits. Government spokesmen insisted the incident was purely local and that the country was extremely quiet.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09
DELEGATE DIMOND CARRYING
 TERRITORY NEARLY } TO Il IN
 EARLY RETURNS FROM CITIES

by 6. Mccain 25, Roden 15 Truitt 37. Boyle 36, Cole 27, and Smith IT. Hesse 52, Storey 22 For Senator, Julien A. Hurley 47 Victor C. Rivers 31. For Repre- sentatives republicans, John C. Boswell g, Louis D. Colbert 39 Fred B Johnston 21, Andrew Ner land A; Democrats, Alfred J hezzi 30, Dan L Green B, Leo W Rogge 57, Victor B Ross 26; lnde- pendent, Bart C Larue 4.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09

FOR SALE-50 gallon paraffin lined oak water barrel, like new. Inquire at Nugget Office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09

SEWARD, Alaska, Sept. g. - Tunnel precinct gives Dimond 53, Gore 1. Truitt 45, Mccain l, Ro- den T. Boyle 53, Cole 1, Smith 1. Hesse 40, Storey 2.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-09-09

JUNEAU, Sept. 9-The com plete totals of the vote in the city of Juneau is as follows for terri torial offices.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1936-11-12
Cause No. 1888
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE UNDER

OhDE,k OE SALE
In the Superior Court of the State
Of Washington, for Grant County.
The Federal Land Bank of
Spokane, corporation,
Plaintiff,
Christian Schulz and. Rosina
Schulz, husband and wife;
Cottlieb +. Spies and Minnie
Spies, husband and wife; and '
ODESSA National Farm Loan -
Association. a corporation, 80 8
Defendants D.
Under and by virtue of an Order OF
sale issued out of and under the seal
of tie Superior Court of tie State Of
Washington, holding terms at Eph-
rata, in and for said County, on the
5th day of November. A. u. 1885,
upon a judgment rendered in said
Court on the 4th day of November,
A ID. 1896, in favor of The Federal
Land Bank OF Spokane, a.eorporati n,
and against Christian Schulz and no
s1na Schulz, husband and wife;
Cottlieb +. Spies and Minnie Spies,
husband and wife: and Odessa Ma