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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-10

she put away her copy book and
began the rounds of the interior
decorating shops and departments.
She thought of the success she
had made of Mae Alexander's shop
in Bairdsvale when she was turned
away, sick at heart, from the end
less polite conversations she had
with superior sales people in these
places.
At least, there was always her
stenography. She practiced in
that small Y room at night and
spent the days going from employ
ment agency to employment
agency, registering at all of them,
and came home at night to stare
at the ceiling in bewilderment.
The papers were full of advertise
ments for secretaries, yet there
seemingly wasn't one job in all
New York for her.
Oh, there was one, but Alix
couldn't take it. She felt unclean
when she escaped from the greasy
clutch of the self-styled press
agent in his grimy Broadway
Office.
She was grateful for her reserve
funds and pitied the girls who were
in her position without any funds.
She wouldn't have known what to
| do.
Then the day came when she
had spent nearly all the $40 she
allotted herself for the week.
She opened the secret compart-
ment in her pocketbook with the
blind Upper and found that her
money was gone!
Stolen :. but how or where she
was never to know.
She only knew that she had her
rent paid for a week, So and no
job.
| It was nearly Christmas. The
shops were bright, cheerful, noisy
with Christmas shoppers. This
offered her a solution.
"1've been saleswoman for the
last three years." she said at the
employment desk. "Oh, yes, GER
tainly I've sold gloves"
She had job! She was to start
the following day at the glove
counter in Reyburn and Goodies
Department store on Fifth avenue,
That night, to celebrate, she
took SO cents of her small capital
and sat down to copy the names
and telephone numbers of 10 hos
| pitfalls in New York
She called each of them in turn
and said, MAY I speak to Mr..
John Sayres nurse, please ?"
Ten times she waited with her
heart in her throat. Ten times a
cold impassioned voice said, There
is no Mr.. Sayre here"
| Ito Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-10

Der of the county commission. thus
indirectly accusing Page of duplicity.
are inclined to believe that this con-
tention and affidavit are more likelv
to work against the county than help
it.
In still another portion of this same
brief, the attorney for the county
maintains that the county voted on
and authorized a $50O,O0O bond issue
for roads, in 1919 with the under
standing that the revenue from the
sale of automobile licenses in the
county and from the gasoline tax col
lected in the county would be turn
ed back to the county for the retire
ment of the 100000 debt, in accord
ance with the laws in effect at that
time. Lawyers herew no have looked
up the law, however, point out that
the laww hich previously had allocat-
ed 70 per cent of the revenue from
license sales to counties had been re-
pealed in 1917, two years before the
bond issue was adopted They also
point out that no State gasoline tax
was enacted until 1921, two years
after the bond issue was adopted. So
this argument is not expected to
prove very impressive to the commits
sion.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-10

that both the employers and employees
will continue this excellent record in
the future, even though the contest is
ended" f-"s
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-10

Laws cannot be in advance of the
moral standards-a law of human
nature seldom noted by legislators
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-11-10

True Democracy decides issues by
the greatest show of reason rather
than the greatest show of votes.
Askov American., 1936-10-15

The World baseball series is again
history and the New York Yankees
won over the New York Giants four
games to two, but memories of the
contest and the baseball season just
closed will stay with us until another
spring again ushers in the great ma
tional pastime. The series itself
taught a never-say-die spirit, and the
indomitable spirit shown by the vari-
Gus players is a great instructor to ev-
cry one and especially to young Amer
lea.
We know, of course, that there are
some who do not know what the game
is all about, but to those who follow
the various teams in the leagues, the
courage shown by the New York
Giants can not only be admired but
can be set UP as an example to be
Initiated in every day life. First OF
all the experts had the Yankees win
ming the series easily-the odds were
against the Giants-they were ''licE J.
to start with. Secondly, their manager
and first baseman was crippled with
a bad knee which made it very diff
cult for him to play, but he did; and
thirdly (without making light of the
capabilities of the Yankees) the
Askov American., 1936-10-15
WEST ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Anderson visited
In Minneapolis Sunday.
Carl Anderson and Phillis Rieser were
married at the M. f. parsonage last
Thursday afternoon.
Marlin and Glen Johnson drove here
from the Cities Friday to attend the
funeral of p. o. Johnson.
Miss Esther Johnson Of Minneapolis
returned home Sunday. having spent
several days at the Emil Anderson home
LaVerne Johnson spent Sunday with
Ellen Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Studt and fam
lily of Greeley. visited at the Axel John
son home Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Strelow was last
Thursday afternoon caller at the c. E.
Carlson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry johnson were last
Thursday evening visitors at the c. E.
Carlson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Carlson and Mylo
and Harvey. visited at the Henry John
son home Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Carlson and Viola Lillian
MattsOn. Mrs. AlgOt Mattson and Rich
ard spent Monday at the Kenneth Carl
son home at Danewood.
Mrs. Isaac Mattson. Melvin and Lillian
and Mrs. Algot Mattson and Richard
spent Sunday in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Lyden and fam
lily and Earl Holmberg of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at the Erick Holm
berg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ludwig Johnson and family, Mr..
and Mylo and Mr.. and Mrs. Erik Holm
berg. Roger and Carol were Friday eve
ming visitors at the Isaac MattSon home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knut Andersen, newly
wedS from Denmark, are visiting Mrs.
Clara Ander son.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
ATROCITY STORIES
Minnesota Leader)

Sunday papers carried an Associ-
ated Press dispatch from Toledo
Spain, dated Sept 10, which quoted
a loyalist militiaman interviewed af-
ter the storming of the Alcazar for
tress as follows:
''As soon as l got over the ruined
walls, | saw four priests with boards
down to their waists pointing ma
chine gun at me. | threw my hand
grenades and-well, they won't say
Mass any more.
We are satisfied that this is de-
liberate fraud. The entire thing is so
fantastic and unreal that not even a
child could believe it. 1t seems i'm
possible that a human being could
even talk that way.
In attempting to get true picture
of events in Srain as pertaining to al
legations of persecution of the Cathc-
lie Church. one must be on guard
against possible deliberate frauds and
propa ganda. We had an example Of
this in the World war. when atrOcity
stories against the Germans were car
ried in lurid detail by the press as
sociations of this country. They have
since been proved to have been pure
inventions, cOncocted to create an in
tense hatred of the Germans. This
was regarded as a requisite to develop
ment of an insane war psychology.
Let us issue note of warning to
tho Cropicb Donu1or ENrOpt Gnyorp-
ment If excesses against the Catho-
lie Church-or any other church
are permitted by the government, it
will lose for them the moral support
of liberals throughout the world. If
we are to achieve social and economic
progress. it must be done by working
with and not against the church.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
GRINDSTONE LAKE

Earl Jamison. adjutant of the Amer
lean Legion Post of Sandstone. went to
the Twin Cities Saturday and called
on Joe Freml. local mail carrier. and
Oscar Harper. who are patients at the
Veterans hospital in Minneapolis. He
reports them doing nicely and abe to
be uD part of the time. Oscar Har-
per Is still in a cast as his back was
broken. Friends send them gre eetings
and best wishes.
and Mrs. Gunnard Erickson and daugh-
ter. all of Hinckley, visited the Carrie
Tucker family Sunday.
Mrs. Fritz Nelson and son. Alof. of
st. Paul. and Mrs. Nelson's sister. Miss
Gunderson of Norway. visited at the l.
Is here from Norway for a year. She
will return next June.
Miss Marjorie Zajicek of Hutchin
son.. visited relatives here over the
week lend.
Hans Myrvold Earl Jamison and John
gion meeting in Sandstone Wednesday
evening Of last week.
The young folks who have been at
tending confirmation classes in Hinck-
ley on Saturdays will be confirmed
October 25 in Hinckley by Rev. NeIs
Benson.
Huns SwitZer and party of friends
Haugen family Sunday and in the eve
ming the men showed moving pictures
of wild life and conservation work at
the Cabin Inn. They also showed pic
lures of the old settlers parade, ~activ-
tiles at the SwitZer-W Watrin farm and
pictures taken from an airplane Of the
Switzer farm here and the large farm
near Shakopee owned by DR.. A. Switzer's
brother. A large crowd came to see
the pictures which were appreciated.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
EXAMPLE OF ABUSE IN POLITICS
preston Republican,

Martin Nelson says: 1.-The Farmer
Labor party in the name of human
rights as against property rights, in
the name of almost fearful sympathy
for the unfortunate and the down.
trodden. have pillaged and looted the
state.'
Here is a perfect example of modern
politics wherein the privilege of free
speech is sorely abused. Here is a
case where charges are freely made
without even an attempt at proof.
What kind of business is this sort
of campaigning? What in this coun-
try should give any man the right
to charge another candidate Or ad-
ministration with such serious Of
fences as pillaging and looting without
first having furnished some proof
that any pillaging and looting took
place?
If the Farmer-Labor party is guilty
of any pillaging or looting 1, as d
member of that party, want to know
about it. | want to know what crimes
have been committed. if any, and l
want to see every guilty official prose
cuted regardless of his politics. This
is the feeling all of us have as good
citizens. But on the other hand, none
of us want to hear any man, no mat
ter who he is, make such outright
charges unless that man has the
proof whereof he speaks. And he
should be compelled to give this proof
every time he prefers a charge.
1t is this very liberty-a dishonest
ly taken liberty-this liberty of a
politician to make any charge he de-
sires without being required to furn-
ish any proof whatsoever, which has
degenerated politics in this country
to the level of the hogmire.
Some day the public is going co
wake up and demand that any and
every candidate for public office make
only such charges as he can prove,
and from that day forward the people
are going to have honest and depend
able information on which to form
their opinions, rather than hodge
podge of rank and unfounded accusa-
tiOns.
If Martin Nelson knows of any in
Askov American., 1936-10-15

In defence of my record in the last
regular and special sessions of the
Minnesota Legislature, and in justice
to my friends, who have been assailed
by people more interested in the sue
cess of some political party than in
the success and welfare of this coun-
ty, | make the following statement.
| am rather proud of my record in
the legislature, and would not change
very many votes if | had it to do
over again today. | was elected on
an independent basis, and | tried to
maintain this standard or attitude
throughout the sessions, always keep
ing in mind the viewpoint and the
welfare of the citizens, residents and
taxpayers of Pine County, of which |
am one, and | am certain that had
ninety-five per cent of the people been
there instead of myself as their repre-
sentative, they would have voted on
the same measures in the same way.
| was elected to represent Pine
County, not any political party, and
in the organization of the House at
both sessions | voted for George w.
Johnson of Duluth fer speaker, man
with a more liberal record in pre-
ceeding sessions than Mr.. Barker, the
OF her candidate for that office. | felt
then, and still feel, that the majority
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 position
to do the most he could for their
county, and governed myself accord
ingly. Had | voted for Mr.. Barker |
am certain that the farmers of this
county and other counties would still
be paying the exhorbitant personal
property taxes they paid this spring,
of which l will say more later.
The two issues in the forefront at
the beginning of the regular session
were Relief and Taxation. The year
before was a year of drought. Animals
were starving in western counties,
Emaciated stock was parked on the
lawn of the capitol, and there was
no doubt, even at the beginning of the
session, that the entire legislature
would vote for most any amount of
relief money deemed necessary. Harold
Hunter, representing Harold Hopkins,
national relief administrator, apr cared
before the legislature and said that
Minnesota was to contribute ten mil
lion, with another ten million from
the counties, and the federal govern
ment would take care of all neces-
sary expenditures over that amount.
He later repudiated that statement
and as you know the federal govern
ment is not now giving Minnesota any
direct relief money. The legislature
voted the ten million almost unani-
mously.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
pointed by his failure to openly in.
dorse their candidates for office.

pointed by his failure to openly in
dorse their candidates for office.
Nonpartisans were somewhat sur
prised at the absence of specific pro-
posals or commitments other than the
defense of reciprocal trade treaties,
the AAA, approval of farm coopera-
tives and the pledge for completion of
the 9-foot channel.
Compared to his ringing disavowal
of Communist support at Syracuse and
his spirited defense at Pittsburgh of
spending to save the jobless from
, starvation, the st. Paul speech was
devoid of excitement
So the critics are now complaining
that the President is treading softly,
avoiding commitments, trying to
please both sides, expecting that con-
tinued business improvement will win
his plea to the electorate.
There may be something to the
charge. But it would lie equally we'll
with his opponents if the situation
were reversed. In fact, we recall
campaigns when the chief stock in
trade Of the Republicans was not to
change horses in midstream, not to
rock the boat or to do anything that
would interfere with prosperity.
1t is rather unusual for Demo-
cratic candidate to be in the position
of making the same pleas. That he
is really doing this constitutes one
good reason for his reelection. After
all, if business is better and continues
to improve, the Democrats have even
more reason than Republicans did in
the past for claiming the credit.
When Mr.. Roosevelt took office.
things were in a very bad way indeed.
Meanwhile, if there is absence of
light on important issues, large part
of the responsibility rests with Mr..
Roosevelt's opponents. They adopted
a platform hardly distinguishable
from his own party's and they have
submitted little that constitutes an al
tentative and that would force him
to state his position more definitely.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
REPUBLICAN HOWLS
(UniOn AdvOcate)

Apparently feeling the hOpelessness
of ever winning the national election
on the personal appeal of its dust
bowl candidate, the national Republic
can campaign committee is flooding
the country with propaganda to prove
that the nation is recovering from
Hooverism without the aid of the New
Deal. This after Landon and Knox
have broadcast to all points OF the
compass that the country is headed
toward bankruptcy!
1t will take a lot of publicity to
convince the public that there would
have been no depression if Hoover
had been elected in 1882. The nation
was in the middle of the depression
in the Hoover regime. 1t will take
lot of space in the bootlicking press
to make the public believe that the
correction of banking methods, the
compulsory insurance of bank de-
pOsits, the social security legislation,
the Securities and Exchange law, the
homes, the distribution of billions of
federal dollars to feed, clothe and en-
ploy millions of needy men and wom-
en-, the development of Muscle Shoals,
the Wagner Labor Disputes bill and
dozen or more other achievements
of the New Deal had nothing to do
with returning prosperity.
1t is all very we'll for the DuPonts,
the MELONS, the Morgans, the Ras-
kobs, the Sloans, the Meyers and the
rest of the Liberty Leaguers to talk
about the country going to the dogs.
But it takes more than mere talk to
convince the laboring men and wom-
en- of America that it's better to starve
under another Hoover than to con-
tinue on the present high road to pros
perity.
Nor are the working men and wom-
en- of Minnesota going to turn away
from the Farmer-Labor cause to place
a corporation lawyer in the governors S
chair.
Askov American., 1936-10-15

breaks of the game" seemed to go
against the Giants.
But did any Of this daunt the
Giants? They won the first game de-
cisively and then after losing the next
three. they came back and kept them
selves in the running for the cham
pionship by winning the fifth game
and still continued the same fight
Tuesday only to lose the contest and
the series in the final inning.
OF course, the best team won the
series, but the spirit shown by the
losers indicates a trait which is adj
mirable in every day life. The game
is a real teacher.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mrs. julius WaIetZko spent Wednes-
day evening of last week at the par
entail Steve Purull home.
Mrs. Olaf Nelson spent Friday after
noon with her daughter. Mrs. VIM
DegerStrOm.
Lille and Frank Purull called at the
Geo. Hyatt home Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sangren and
children spent Sunday afternoon at the
Olaf Nelson home.
Steve Purull is building a barn for
Ell Berg.
Miss Lille and Frank Purull spent
Sunday afternoon at the parental Steve
Purull home.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Purull spent Monday
with Miss Lille and Frank Purull.
Miss Lille Purull visited Mrs. j. L.
Tuttle Sunday evening.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
YOUNG0UIST AMENDMENT WOULD
REDUCE SCHOOL AID
(Kanabec County Progressively


The proposed Youngquist Amend
ment. also known as Amendment No.
2, for the abolishing of the state tax
levy on real estate would also elm
mate the One-mill statewide tax that
is appOrtioned to the school districts
in this state.
While the tax problem is difficult
one to cope with, nevertheless, any
reduction in funds received by the
local districts as state school aid,
would necessarily mean either a re-
duction of teachers salaries and cur
tailment of other school expenditures,
or else higher tax levy in the local
district.
Many people are of the opinion that
the YOungquist Amendment would re-
duce real estate taxes, and that local
governing bodies could not increase
them. That is not true. There is
nothing that says that although the
state tax levy is to be abolished, the
local governing bodies cannot raise
the levy to meet the needs.
If the municipality or school dis
trict is bonded to any great degree,
the taxes are going to remain high.
Your county, village and school dis
trict tax levy remains on real estate.
The reduction of state funds through
enactment of the Youngquist Amend
ment, will, in fact, necessitate the
increase of your real estate tax levy
in many instances, because of a high
percentage of tax delinquency.
The Youngquist Amendment would
shift the tax burden from a state
wide area to a local district.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
The Way to Peace

1t is now nearly a score of years
since we fought the great war to end
all wars and ito make the world
safe for democracy" That war was
so all-embracing and brought civiliza-
tion so near to the brink of ruin that
mankind generally thought it incon-
CT ivable that any sane mind or
any nation could wish to engage in
another war. Yet today we find na-
tions feverishly rearming as never
before Not only do we find all the
great powers with greater man-pOwer
trained for war than before that great
holocaust, but, despite general world
impoverishment, far greater proper
tions of national incomes are spent
for war preparation than ever before.
A general conviction is spreading
through the world that a second war,
engulfing many nations. is only a
question of few years.
Can civilization withstand anott er
such blood-letting? The World war
should be sufficient demonstration of
its own folly. At least two hundred
billion dollars worth of property was
destroyed. Ten million lives of young
manhood were snuffed out AS many
more millions of lives were wrecked
or ruined. Much of the international
good will and confidence built up
through many generations was de-
stroyed. Deep and abiding information
al hatreds were generated. Such is
the price of war-war is hell,
America has had enough of en-
broilment In European wars. We
thank God that we have a president
who hates war. President Roosey elt
foresaw the perils to world peace
lurking in the Italo-Ethiopian war
Appropriate neutrality legislation has
been enacted by Congress. Should
another general war arise in Europe.
there is good reason to believe we
can keep out if we do not experiment
with new and untried leadership in
the present crisis.
In the meantime, there are other
and better ways to pursue. From tie
beginning of our history it has been
our national policy to maintain free
relations and peaceful trade with our
sister states in the family of nations
Trade and commerce beget community
of interest and mutual advantage
These are the methods and ideals of
democracy as cOntrasted with those
of autocracy and despotism. If we
seem at times in our history to have
strayed both from the true ideals and
sure paths that lead to genuine mu-
tual advantage of peoples, let us turn
our faces forward to a new and bet
ter day. Substantial beginnings have
been made through the negotiations
by Secretary of State Hull of more
than a dozen reciprocal trade treaties
with as many of the leading nations
of the world. Within the last few
days another almost insurmountable
barrier to revival of world trade has
been removed by the stabilization in
international exchange of the cur
rencies of the United States, England
and France. Already Italy and other
countries have adhered to this mo-
mentous international trade pclicy
May we not hope that these events
are harbingers of better days to come.
Let America lead on to peace!
HJALMAR PETERSEN.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
ST. PAUL SPEECH
(The ST. Paul Daily News)

The absence of rousing sentiment
or fighting words in the st. Paul
speech of President Roosevelt Friday
evening was source of some disap-
pointment to his friends and an op-
portunity for further criticism by his
enemies.
Many of the former would have
liked to hear him continue to lambast
economic royalists" as he did in his
Philadelphia acceptance speech. 9th
ers, especially those in the Farmer
Labor camp, were undoubtedly disap-
Askov American., 1936-10-15

stance where the Farmer-Labor party
has looted this state, it is his duty
as citizen to publicly name these
specific crimes and to tell the people
who are the parties responsible for
said lOoting.
And If Martin Nelson doesn't know
that there has been any looting, and
merely suspects that there must
have been some," 1t then is his duty
to refrain from making statements
which he is not in a position to
prove.
Askov American., 1936-10-15
SANDSTONE BOY ENDS
AUCTION TRAINING

Jake Barnick of Sandstone, who has
been attending the American Auction
College at Austin, has completed his
course and arrived home Monday. He
will, for the present, assist his father.
VIM. H. Barnick, in the conduct Of
SaleS