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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
ITALY MUST PAY THE PIPER
philadelphia Inqufrero

After Italy's whirlwfnd dance into
Ethiopia comes the problem of paying
the piper. The exact financial con-
dition of Italy is still more or less
mystery. The finance minister has
carefully abstained from giving the
chamber of deputies any definite hg-
ures. His speech was, on the whole,
congratulatory, but it did not answer
number of important questions.
These include the cost of the African
campaign, the extent to which It has
been covered by government meas
ures, the further cost of developing
Ethiopia, what the gold reserve now
is, and how quick recovery is likely
to be when sanctions are lifted.
Taking the last point first, it Is
plain that, though sanctions were not
sufficient to stop the war, especially
in the absence of oil sanctions, the
finances and internal economy of the
nation have been considerably af-
fected by them. There have been con-
slant appeals to the people to under
go severe hardships which must have
reduced both the standard of living
and buying power. The outlay on the
campaign can not have been less than
a billion dollars, very large sum
for country in ItaIy's situation to
pay.
Even if, as is estimated, the cam
paign increased the internal debt by
something less than 10 per cent, any
amount of money may still be sunk
in the conquered territory if the
scheme for settlement is carried out.
There seems to be some hope that
Ethiopia may be developed in part by
foreign capital; but this is for the
present doubtful.
There remains the question of fl
nancfng for ordinary government re-
quirements. Unless Italy can regain
her lost markets within a reasona BILE
time this will be difficult. There is
a limit to the amount of direct taxa
ton the people can bear.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
STURGEON BEACH

Mr.. and Mrs. Seaholm and family
of st. Paul, spent the weekend at
their cottage here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Stolp came Tues
day of last week from Rochester to
visit at the Whiting home. Monday
they attended their son Herbert's
graduation from the dental class at
the University. Thursday they drove
to Virginia to attend the 1. o. o. F..
Grand Lodge meeting and back to
the Whiting home that night. They
returned to their home Friday.
Earl Johnson and his father of Hec-
tor, spent the weekend visiting at the
Herman Beccue home.
G. A. Root, Harry Smith and Wal
ter Lambert of New RichIand, and
Helmer Anderson were entertained at
dinner Wednesday of last week at the
Whiting home. Mr. Root is a SON.
in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Whiting
They were driving to Virginia to at
tend the 1. o. o. F. Grand Lodge meet
ing and took this occasion to visit
here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
LEMKE IN RACE

There has been so much talk up
and down and back and forth about
third national party with a presiden-
tial candidate this year, and so much
time was spent talking that it looked
like it would not materialize. How
ever, now comes the announcement
that none other than Congressman
William Lemke of North Dakota, is
going to make the race for president
of the United States on the new party
label, the Union. His running mate
for vice president is Boston attor-
ney.
Apparently Mr.. Lemke has the back
ing of FIR. Coughlin and his national
Union for Social Justice organization
and it looks like Townsend of old age
pension fame and Rev. Smith anc
what is left of the late Senator Huey
Long "Share the Wealth" organization
may also help the North Dakotan
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
nomic recovery but for the avoidance
of another devastating world war.
WHO IS TO BLAME2
Observation-Disclosures Press)


Who is to blame for the high state
tax levy? If this is to be made an
issue in the state campaign, let's get
the facts straight. We are not inter-
ested in pinning the blame onto any
political party, as some writer's are
attempting to do.
The depression brought on this
heavy increase in the state tax.
Gross earnings taxes fell off. Iron
ore taxes diminished. The rural
credits experiment collapsed. Poor
relief and pensions required more
money. Tax delinquency necessitated
larger levies. These and many other
causes which reduced the revenues
from other forms of taxation and in
creased the burden on the state treas
ury have brought about an unusually
high state tax rate, part of which
also must be charged to lower valua-
tions and greater exemptions, includ-
ing the homestead law provisions.
1t is unfair to blame the increase
on the present administrati n. 1t
cannot spend money unless the Leg
islature makes appropriations. And
the Legislature is nonpartisan and
actually controlled by members OPP
posed to the administration.
But we don't blame the Legislature.
The facts have had to be faced. Tax
revenues from other sources de-
creased and the necessity for larger
appropriations could not be denied.
Exempting household goods and cut
ting the valuations on hOmesteads
were intended to ease the burden on
those less able to pay, but they in
creased it on other property.
The state tax rate is too high, all
agree, but the solution lies rather
i'm new forms of taxation or increases
i'm other forms, with such economies
as may be possible in government,
and such economies are not easy to
bring about.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
GIVES MANN'S RECORD

Editor Askov American:
Mr.. Borchardt needs have no ques-
tion about Mr.. Mann's position in the
Legislature. Mr.. Mann went to st.
Paul, and climbed on the Republican
band wagon and remained there all
through the last two sessions. MIR.
Mann was a yes man all the time at
the call of the Republicans who are
in full control of our state Legisla-
ture. From the record Mr.. Mann's
most important vote was to make the
taxpayers pay the election expenses
of % members of the Legislature.
amounting to several thousands of dol
lars.
This is one way the Republicans
have of securing the support of 90
votes in the Legislature at the en-
pense of the taxpayers. There is no
law to make the taxpayers pay these
bills. but the committee on Rules and
Legislative Expenses get together,
pass a resolution to pay these bills,
and it goes. This may make it legal.
but is it honest? l leave it to the
readers to draw their own conclusions.
These bills never come to the gov
ernor for his approval. Another Of
his votes was to pay about 200 stem
ographers and clerks, from $3.50 per
day to $3.50 per day when it is a
we'll known fact that hundreds of good
and we'll qualified clerical help can
be had for $500 to $500 per day. He
also voted to pay one man $500 per
day to watch his car when parked on
statehouse ground. He also voted to
pay Is of'the highest paid clerks sew
en- days per week.
The Republicans control both
branches of the Legislature. and they
have thrown the taxpayers money
right and left like drunken sailors,
but always to the privileged class. and
now their leaders are telling the vot-
ers that this Farmer-Labor admin
stration is very extravagant.
A. N. LANGELIER.
ClOvertOn, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
PEACE PROGRAM
(The st. Paul Daily News)

Those who attended the peace rally
in the Peoples church Thursday eve
ming will hail with approval the
speech of Sec Cordell Hull before
the United States chamber of COM
merce.
Mr.. Hull urged a general scaling
down of tariff walls and the enact
ment of more reciprocal trade agree
ments among nations as the only
hope of avoiding another disastrous
war;" to quote the United Press.
He marshaled a convincing array
of statistics to show that in the pro-
motion of such world trade lies the
real hope of economic and social ad-
justment, or fundamental business
recovery. Unless some such plan is
worked out, there is bound to be more
government RECOMMENDATION of busi-
ness, curtailment of production and
other interference of the kind nee
essary to squeeze our overexpanded
production plant within the shrink
ing national requirements.
Those who heard the speakers at
the peace rally we're told that the
only reasonably sure way to avoid
another war is to remove the eco
nomic inequalities which now make
some nations desperate to the point
of fighting-to secure, if possible, a
reopening of the markets and raw
material sources of the globe on some
sort of cooperative international
basis.
This may sound utopian but II
seems to fit the situation like glove
1t is one hopeful goal toward which
to strive for lasting peace. Mr.. Hull
proposes one approach toward 1t. I'm
less it and others are followed the
outlook is black not only for real eco
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Forsyth and
Mrs. Frank Devall visited Mrs Krue-
ger Tuesday evening.
Junior Kruger was taken suddenly
ill Tuesday noon of last week and was
rushed to Minneapolis to a hospital
where he is getting the best of care.
His father. Aug. Kruger, is staying
with him.
Mrs. Steve Puru1l and children,
Lille, Frank and Phillis, motored to
ST. Cloud Saturday morning to visit
relatives. They returned home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz spent
Sunday evening at the VIM. Bonnin
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Art Sangren spent
Friday evening at the Walter Berg
home.
Visitors at the Aug. Kruger home
recently were Florence and Loretta
PuruIf, Mrs. DevalI, Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Sangren, Mrs. Degerstrom, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
on that product. Therefore

monopoly on that product. Therefore
they advised to put a penalty on sour
cream. This penalty was applied as
a premium on sweet cream butterfat
and carried the appearance of an
advantage price caused by the influ-
ence of Land OLakes on the butter
market.
This method caused the farmer an
expense of buying a cooling system
which he could get from Land
O'Lakes. BY the time almost every
body delivered sweet cream Land
O'Lakes butterfat prices became nor
NAL and sour cream penalty was re-
duced to &c per pound.
From then on Land O'Lakes cream
cries could not show any advantage
in prices paid to farmers over those
of centraliZers, who, in some in
stances, paid even less.
Now the difference in price for
sour and sweet cream is only one cent.
The system of taking from Paul and
giving to Peter seems to be checked.
Today there is similar scheme in
progress. A private concern in Hinck-
ley started to buy whole milk for the
purpose of manufacturing casein.
The milk is paid on the contents of
butterfat and sc is paid over the To-
cal butterfat price. Farmers who
have go milk receive 15c per hun
dredweight and the ones whose milk
tests $50 are getting Csc per hundred
weight for skim milk. Two coopera-
tive creameries were forced into this
business following the same system,
taking from Paul and giving to Peter.
While on the other hand it gives
power into the hands of the farmer
to ruin the business of manufacturing
casein. ~rio
AS there is approximately 21b
pounds of casein in 100 pounds Of
skim milk the present price of this
product is IL cents per pound.
Farmers who add their morning
separated cream to the evening whole
milk double the test of their milk and
will receive double price for the
skim milk. Milk testing $50 will
cause a loss to the manufacturer of
casein and will force him out of the
business unless he applies in return
fraudulent test. Who says we can
cooperate under the capitalfstfc sys-
tenn?
JOHN NIEBOER.
Hinckley, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
A GOOD WORD

Regardless of the economic condi-
tions in the nation and the world
over, the drouth, the reduced national
income, and other things of which
we might complain, and that should
be righted, the fact still remains that
our home and community life is
largely what we make it ourselves.
Perhaps there are other places in
the state or nation that in some re-
spect are better than our home COM
munity, but on the other hand we
have some decided advantages over
those. The point is to be able to
see our own advantages and make
use of them. That's our good fortune
Likely there was never a better
time than now to boost our cOmmun-
ity, to talk up its good points, to in
vite others to share with us, and
thus promote the general welfare
The good atmosphere of a successful
community spreads, it envelops Other
communities. In time it can ever
take in the state and nation. The
possibilities are right here. 1t is
challenge to every resident.
If we get into rut it is easy t.
complain and complaining never go
any one far. Lift our heads, hear thu
birds sing and do some singing our
selves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
SOUTHERN MIRACLE
(The st. Paul Daily News)

Qualifying as an unusual phe-
nomenOn worthy of the attention of
newspaper writer's who ferret out the
strange, is the verdict of a federal
court jury in New Orleans.
Composed entirely of white men,
this southern jury awarded $4,000
damages to a Negro couple against
the sheriff of a Louisiana parish for
negligence in protecting their son
from a mob which lynched him for
the Staying of a white girl. Subse-
quently the stepfather of the girl
confessed the crime.
Such white justice to Negro in
the south is unparalleled. 1t would
be hard moreover to find a better
argument against mob violence and
lynching than this case which shows
conclusively that an innocent man
was murdered for crime that he
did not commit.
If more sheriffs were held respon-
sible for such violence, there would
be fewer lynchings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
LACK. OF WATER

To be sure we could use a little
more rain here in Pine county to
good advantage, and there are other
spots in Minnesota where deficiency
in moisture is apparent, but the con-
dition is nowhere near like it is in
North Dakota this year.
On their way to Washington to ask
relief of the federal government, Gov
ernor Walter Wexford and United
States Senator Gerald P. Nye, stated
Sunday in Minneapolis. that their
state of North Dakota has suffered
greatly from drouth and it is esti-
mated that $2O,OOO,0OO in direct and
work relief will be needed this year.
Some $6,OOO,O0O will be needed in
direct relief, beginning at once, if the
farmers, who have battled drouth
now for seven years, are to be kept
from going hungry" said Governor
Wexford. He added that "Indications
are some $4,000 farm families in the
state will have to be helped in some
way or another" There are about
81 900 farm families in the state.
With all the drouth in different
parts of the country the last few
years the proposed conservation and
shelter belt programs are not so far
out of the way. Perhaps for political
reasons some newspapers have tried
to laugh out of court the big shelter
belt program that was proposed by
the federal government and for the
time being abandoned. Trees from
the Canadian border to the Gulf of
Mexico would stop much flow of water
and conserve it for agriculture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
THERE rs NO POWER TRUST
Minnesota Union Advocated

minnesota Union AQVOcdCeJ
1t will be recalled that practically
every large newspaper in the nation
carried half-page advertisements last
year to inform the world that there
is no power trust. These ads were
occasioned by the Wheeler bill to out
law public utility holding companies.
Millions were spent to defeat this
measure and it was defeated. Thou
sands upon thousands of kilograms,
written by paid agents of the power
trust and signed by fictitious names,
poured into Washington. Ninety-five
per cent of these fake kilograms were
paid for by those who claim there is
no power trust.
But the Federal Power Commission
has released report which put the
lie to the claim there is no power
trust.
Here's what the commission de-
clared:
Four public utility holding COM
panies control 81 per cent of the
$3.50 operating companies in the
United States. Nine of the largest
tentacles of the power octopus con-
troll half of the power, while 81 con-
Germs dominate over 80 per cent of
the entire industry.
No one should wonder, in the light
Of these facts, why there was such
bitter fight against the Wheeler
bill. Now it is easy to understand
why paid lobbyists spent fortunes in
the national capitol just prior to the
vote on the proposed measure, and
why the Western Union and the Pos
tai Telegraph systems fought against
turning their files over to the senate
committee.
There is a power trust. 1t has OPP
posed every municipalities efforts to
ballot on public ownership of util-
tiles. 1t has maintained an expen-
sive lobby in every state of the union
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
HAY CREEK
Near Markville.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Carlson and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Sullivan of Kings
dale, visited at the Alfred Elliott
home Sunday afternoon.
Erwin Phinn was a business caller
in Sandstone Monday.
Those who visited at Joe Chatelle's
Saturday evening we're Mrs. Florence
Seifkas, Mrs. Elsie Elliott, little Mer-
vim. Gene and Erma Elliott and MIR.
and Mrs. Franklin Wedge.
Victor Carlson is now working in
Duluth. ....
Clarence Berg was in the Grants
burg hospital recently to have his
tonsils removed. He is back at the
camp now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott and
Erma motored to Pine City with Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Sullivan Monday on
business. The Sullivan's went home
Monday evening.
On Sunday evening some of the Hay
Creek club members met at the Willis
Seifkas home for a miscellaneous
shower. The couple received many
beautiful and useful gifts. An enjoy
able evening was reported and a de-
lfcfous lunch was served by Mrs. Ger
trude Seifkas, assisted by Mrs. G. L.
Rood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Smith and baby
visited at the Joe Chatelle home
Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Cooper and Fred were in
Ogema Monday on business.
Mrs. Ed Cooper visited Mrs. G.
Stuart Friday. She also called at the
Joe Chatelle home.
The town board met Monday for
equalization of taxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steinhouse called at
the F. Wedge home last Thursday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25

Just what is back of this late but
rather sudden move for third ma
.tional party in 1886 is problematical
The chances of success are very re-
mote and the purpose may be to les
sen the chances of reelection OF
President Roosevelt.
Even the strongest kind of third
party movement in 1886 could hardly
hope to attain success at the polls
this year, but of course it must have
beginning some time. However. it
would seem that that beginning
should make the best possible show
ing if attempted, and not half heart
ed move that makes little impression
and which is bewildering to the pub
lie.
Members of the Farmer-LabOr party
in Minnesota and like political Organi-
cations in other states feel that neith-
err the Republican nor Democratic
parties are getting at the necessary
fundamental economic changes, grant
ing, however. that Democrats on the
whole are nearer to the third party
program than are the Republicans.
Therefore, eventually, if the Farmer
Labor party in Minnesota, and other
states where it may be set up, is to
continue it must have a national tie
up.
The eyes of the nation were on the
Farmer-LabOr state convention in
Minnesota last March. If there was
to have been real third party ticket
in the national field this year that
was the place to have made the tni-
tial move. Here we have a state par
ty we'll established and with some
measure of success. 1t would have
given far more impetus to the move
ment if the start had been made by
political party thus established. rather
than by individuals and social organi-
cations here and there that have not
fully established their political iden-
tity in the minds of the public.
1t seems also that the Farmer-La-
Dor party in the state of Minnesota
was big enough to do it. The party
would have gained more respect and
DT6SlISt. AS NlCtoiy eit thS pOiAo
in November so far as state candi-
dates are concerned, only time would
tell. But chances are that the votes
would have been just as good and per-
haps better, for people like indivldu-
ais who are regular and fight for their
principles and the principles of their
party. Only resolution was passed
at the state convention to further
study possibilities of national third
party and so no real Farmer-Labor
party will be up in the national field
this year.
We shall learn more about Mr..
Lemke, his plans and his backing as
time goes on, but from indications
thus far a large percentage of third
party people will be backing President
Roosevelt for reelection.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25

and at the national capital. 1t has
retained the best legal talent avail
able to bring fnJunetions against
cities seeking to establish their own
municipal power plants. 1t has en-
tered the political arena to support
its puppets and to oppose advocates
of public ownership. 1t contributes
to national campaign funds. 1t seeks
to influence teaching staffs of public
supported schools and universities. 1t
buys editorial support and barters
with men of the cloth to use their
pulpfts as sounding boxes for the
greediest and the most unprincipled
monopoly ever permitted on these
shores.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25
FISHING IN NORTHERN
ZONE IS NOW LEGAL

With the opening of the season for
crappfes, bass, and sunfish in the
northern zone on Sunday, June Il,
the taking of these species is now le-
gal throughout the state.
The daily limit for bass is six per
day with twelve permitted in pos
session. For sunfish and crappies the
daily limit is fifteen; the possession
limit is twenty-five for crappies and
thirty for sunfish.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-06-25

Hanson and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
braves and Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Nelson
and Mary Rose, Carlton Stafford and
Steve Purull.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Waletzko and
Mrs. Chester Waletzko spent Friday
in Duluth.
Mrs. Jake Waletzko, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. j. futile, Mr.. and Mrs. John Furey
and Lille and Frank Purul1 called at
the Aug. Kruger home Sunday eve
ming.