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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-31

bassator to France. vice Jesse I. Strauss re-
President Roosevelt began i2-day tour Of
Aug. 3o-Ruth Bryan Owen resigned a.
minister to Denmark.
Sept. 3-President Roosevelt met Cover
nor Landon and SIX other midwesa so ~er.
ference.
Sept. All Minneapolis -four mills closed
Sept. suspension of ten unions by A. T.
Sept. l4-Maine senatorial and state cleo
ton carried by Republicans leans, .,..mnment
opened in Washington. -
American Legion opened convention IN
clsvssand dsdisatng sleeted Harry
w. CGmery of Topeka nationa! commander;
&C IA williams Ruhe of Pittsburgh elected
commsnder-in.chief Of g; a. r. .,,.n recess
appointment as secretary OF war; l..
Sept. 26-Flour. mill workers. strike IN
Minneapslis ended BY compTo on Is. i,.,v and
DE los Rios of Spain and Minister Mar
Ter of Canada presented their credentials
TO President Roosevelt.
leased more than So % 900 Tor PwX prof.
Oct. huntington Zephyr train broke
world record in run from Cn'caeo 10 Den'
Oct. so-srike of 81. 900 maritime workers
tied up Pacific coast shipping
President and We president: electoral vote
SO. to for LaAdon and Knox
Nov 6-Generaa maritime strike voted
Leading steel producers announced wage
increases averaging 10 per cent
Nov. lO-Nationa1 conference on labor leg
islation opened In Washington.
Nov fz-Great San Francisco Bay 0rioge
Nov. Il Engagement annoInced 80. Of
d Eranki and p rtsI g" Pcns son w
Nov. i6-American Federation Of Labor
convention opened In Tampa.
Nov. 17-President Roosevelt started on
Army board of engineers recommended
completion of Florida ship canal;
R. G. Tugwen resigned as ssS isaam, s sS.
Nov = aoIJoseph T. Davis sppsinted am.
bassador TO Russia.
York states Unemployment insurance law.
A. ?. of L. convention approved suspen'
sion Of rebel c. l.. o. unions; ..s
against formation of labor political party.
Nov. 27-American Federation Of Labor
convention declared for 80 hour week ana re-
elected President William Green.
Nov. aforementioned Live Stock show
Nov. 29-Herman Strelle of Alberta won
wheat king title for th fe ship sailed
for Alaska with food.
Two more unions Joined in maritime work
ers strike.
Dec. Libby Owens Ford Glass company
plant at Ottawa, H., closed by strike.
Senator Borah announced opposition TO
reduction of French war debt.
Longshoremen at New York boycotted
French ship.
Dec 1Dr F. E. Townsend and two as
sociates indicted for contempt of house OF
Automotive workers strike extended to
GOODYEAR tire plant at Akron. Ohio.
Dec. +Republican Chairman John Hamil.
ton announced he would submit his reSig-
nation on Dec. IT.
Dec. 9-Final election returns showed
Roosevelt's plurality to be IL ,069 500.
Donald Richberg resigned as special as.
sistant attorney general
Dec. l5-President Roosevelt returned to
Washington from South American trip.
Dec. 17-Republican national committee
rejected Chairman Hamilton's resignation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Long Term Planning

Hartford recently contemplated ten. year plan which called for expenditure of millions of dollars to make the capital of the state Q bigger and better place in which to live Most Of the contemplated projects dealt with the physical outlines of the city, although there was one which had as It's objective better sanitation through incineration of refuse under pub lie management. Most American cities need to do the same thing that Hartford is doing Some have done so; others don't even think of 1t.
 Just from a bystander's viewpoint what could Waterbury do with long range plan ming? Many things, to be sure, but what should come first. From this writer's atti- tude it would seem as sanitation is the first major problem to require attention. We have yet to eliminate pollution of the Nau- gatuck river, although we arc committed to q program that ultimately will accom- plish this. Thanks to the industry and foresight of our officials bridges no longer constitute major problem in the city.
 Streets and highways, however, do. No city planning board could ever proceed far without running against the fact that SO far as outline is concerned this city'g is a bit confused. The very size and cost of that problem, though, has long been q closed door to thorough discussion of what could and should be done with our streets, particularly central ones and main arteries Of through traffic. Included in such discussion would naturally be the around-the-city scheme of routing traffic.
 Without city planning we arc overcom- ing the handicaps of recreational oppor- tunitIes. The latest step is, of course, the contemplated school athletic field with it's diverse and far.reaching possibilities. Identification and development of out lying sections of the town for home pur- poses is another golden field of oppor- tunity, just as slum clearance may be counted on eventually 10 end crowded or improper living conditions in areas norm ally given over to business. This is but brief summation of what we might do locally It opens many avenues of thought US well as discussion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Fleece Decent Deceive Anyone

Cloathe wolf in sheepskin and 1t may fool lot of people; others 1t won't. WIG sincerely trust that the noises efna" hating from Leavenworth Street by day and by night do not annoy anyone If they should, we might stop goading this creature emitting the shrieks. What @ fuss and bother the Waterbury R and A has worked up, just because the Water- bury Democrat hasn't called Alfred E' Smith every term of reproach in an editors lexicon.
 We arc chided for not joining other newspapers of the nation in terming MT. smith everything that is reproachable and avoidable. Perhaps it's because we arc q bit more sincere about the whole affair than others And that includes tho twins of Printers Court, too. Past masters as they are in the art of creating third parties for their own individual use, they'd ike nothing better now than to split the democratic ranks nationally by Smith Roosevelt feud.
 That any democrat, least of all demo- cratic newspaper, should impose objection to this is the same as waving red flag before a bull. Of course the explanation is simply that our critics never gave any thing but lip service in the past in their support of republican candidates or poli- cies. We supported Alfred E. Smith be- catise he was chosen to lead the demo- cratic party. When another took his place. we again supported the leader Even in the good book there is sorrow when one lamb gtrayB from the fold; re- I0icing when he returns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Each Case Is Individual

Speech carclessness by public officials is a dangerous thing" said pr. Thomas F. Murdock of Meriden, President of tho State Medical Association, this week m criticizing some remarks of Motor Vehi- cle Commissioner Michael A. Connor on drunken driving cases. This is no time for enforcement officials and professional men to start arguing about their respcc- tive standings in the community or their professional reputatlons It is time when ell men, whether they be public Of. fcialg or professionals, must rally to end a condition that can be described by no other word than dcplorable.
 Accidents on our highways can be at- tributcd to q variety of causes. The hu- man element enters Into great many of these causes. It must be taken into consideration and some efforts made to eliminate it where possible. If Commis- sioner Connor or any police chief in this state has implied by word of mouth that some practiclng member of the medical Fraternity has seemed to disrupt the ef- forts to eliminate those human causes by proper punishment, we don't think that the same would have been said with out good proof.
 IL is also true that the police or state officials cannot condemn professional group or accuse its members of engaging Tn racket without expecting to subject others than the guilty individual (if there Do one such) to embarrassment as well as produce some resentment. There is no doubt about the drunken driver being menace or the highway But too often a driver may be involved in an accident and be blamed for 1t simply because he has had liquor to drink, whereas, the actual fault might not have been his at all.
 We offer no excuse for any person drlv- ing after partaking of liquor. But we do believe there is difference between what is commonly known as the drunken driver and the man who drives after hav- ing consumed one or more drinks of liquor. Sometimes the latter individual is a better driver in that condition than a perfectly sober person. Individual cases require attention; conviction for drunken driving requires the utmost cooperation Of the medical authorities, as well as police and motor vehicle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

compulsory. Decent citizens must De protected from abuse Of flngerprint laws. The New York bill provides for issuance Of a pocket card to each registrnnt, con- taining tho index number of his or her flngerprints Anyone unable to produce this Identification card when requested by a police officer would be arraigned before Q magistrate, who would order the prints made and would Impose fee of one dollar. The card issued under these circumstances would be Q distinctive color and would be known as "police card".
 That seems too drastic. It is conceiv- able that an honest citizen might be sub- jected to persecution or at least serious annoyance at the instigation of Q foe or fin the hands of a boorish policeman. There should be no opportunity for that sort of thing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

Massachusetts is apt to follow in Con- f1ectlcut's footsteps by invoking 46-rnile speed limit on her highways Registrar of Motor Vehicles Frank Goodwin hes just suggested that q months trial Of such q speed limit be given in March. He pointed out that New York has q B0-nnile limit, but evidently was not aware of tho edict from Commissioner Michael A. Con- nor's office early this winter. As yet we have not heard of any repercussions from the Connecticut order. Perhaps there won't be any, but once we get good weather and more motorists get out on the highways, then there may be some action. The state police have been warned about enforcing tho 46-rnile speed limit, 50 there probably will Dc series of campaigns Wagcd Throughout the early spring until something like orderly and restrained driving on our highways has been ob- talned. We hope it brings results in fewer accidents and fatalities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Fingerprint Cards For All

4 bill recently introduced in the New York legislature would require all resi- dents of the state 18 years of age or over t0 submit to official fingerprinting. The value of universal fingcrprinting has been discussed good deal, but this is the first direct effort toward making 1t compulsory. The arguments for it are familiar. The two principal ones are Identification of persons for their own good when lost or Kidnapped or suffering from amnesit and 70 on. and Identification of criminals Voluntary submission to fIngerprinting has been increasing rapidly among people wlso see the advantages Of the self-pro- tectIon offered hy lt.
 There lg one grave peril tO be c0nsld- cred before making such registration
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Selected Poem

4 CANTICLE william Alexander Percy, in Selected Poems" New Haven: Yale University Press Reprint from
 Christian Science Monit0r) Lovely Is daytime when the Joyful sun goes singing Lovely h night with stars and round or sckled
 moon, Lovely are trees forever lovely whether in winter Or musical midsummer or when they bud and taseel Or crown themselves with stormy trees in blossom Is there no secret infinite l0veiiness behind2 Beautiful is water, running on rocks in mountains, Or b0somlng sunsets where the valley rivers ponder; Beautiful is ocean with its myriad eoloFB, It's southern blues and purples It's arctic gray and
 silver, & But still more beautiful than waters calm CT coven, Than ocean thunder-maned or hoofed for delicate
 spTinRtime
 Hs tlisre no beauty visible save to our eyea7 ..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Question Box

c. What animal produces the smallest offspring at birth in pro- portion tO It's slEe?
 4. Kangaroos. Some of the larg. CT species, eight feet tell, give birth to young that are ono inch long and weigh about twenty grains.
 Q. Who said; "TAmiiiarity breeds contempt9"
 A. It is the English translation of a Latin provefb from Thomas Aquinas, "Nimia faniliarltas parit contemptum." The Idea is found in the writings of Cicero, Livy. and Piu- tafch.
 c. Where is the Lighthouse of Balvador2
 A. The name is sometlmas ap- piled Co the volcano fgalCo, which is located near San Salvador, Central America, on account 0k the vivid flashes Of fire it sends forth from time to time that are visible from . long distance.
 c. State the width, length, and depth of the Grand Canal in Ven. ice,
 4. Average depth, ie feet; length, two miles; aiid average width, 70 yards.
 
 c. what was the sise of the old, large '. 6. paper currency
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

tho radio, and the figures have never been questioned or challenged that in 1916 "the Dup0nts paid one hundred per cent dividend, the in- vest0rs got back their whole Invest. ment." Then in 1917 they paid fifty per cent and the next year twenty. three per cent. Jn other words they got back the whole investment iF those three years twice. At the same time the investment itseif increased from soventysfour million dollars t0 three hundred end eight million What 6 racket.
 Perhaps it M too much to hope that, America can create for her. self ' policy that will keep her out of war. But certainly it iB worth striving for. The war profits blll therefore, M just the first of . great program which the senate commlk- tee hopes 10 shape to protect tho American people from Atiother war from which it has absolutely sioths ing to gain.
 What the program will be no one can nov aay because the studies essential to it have not been cons pieted, and the cause (no funds) available.
 However, the Nye bill propopon- entB think there M but one way to meet this problem. This ean he done by taxation. Severe, drastic tAxation, instead of a bond issue Co finance the war. Some will say this N come Inunigni--la scheme to change the government when war starts. But to prove how utterly false this statement k the following petition presented to congress last year speaks for Itself: we the under- Blgned, teachers of political econ. oiny, public finance and political science in American universities and colleges, respectfully urge upon cons gress to adopt the poiiey of taxa- tion rather than that Of bond issue as the principal means of financing the expenditures of 0iiF country in the next war. The taxation policy is practicable. It will prevent the price irritation which must result from large bond issues. ft iA de- manded by social justice. It will in- crease the efficiency Of the nation in the conduct Of other wars in which this country may become ins volveid." This group was headed by Dr. O. M. w. eprague of Harvard University who is regarded as one Of the country's leading conservative economist.
 Here N another quotation from the democratic national platform of le24: "War ia . relic Of barbarian, It is jlistifiable only es q means os defense. in the event Of war in which the man power of the nation A drafted, all 0tlaer resources should also be drafted. This will tend to discourage war by deprivins 1t Of profits"
 No. wonder they don't want the American people to learn tho true facts. This investigation will cons tlnue despite the objections of the Waterbury Republican, and the lit- | tic runt from Virginia who pound- cd on the senate table until his knuckies bled, in defense of a pFesi- dent and his secretary who faisifled people paying England's war debts long before Wc entered the World war. This is an election year f you have forgotten that fact. and the paltry sum of ten thousand dollars ls not going to stand ia the way Of aenat0rs who have visions Of return Ing to Washington in 1897.
 eEMPBR YIDELIe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

The Hartford Times says this of Mayor Frank Hayes gubernatorial candidacy. Talk of Lieutenant Governor T. Frank Hayes for Governor has subsided. His admirers are privately predicting that his present state of mind Is aversc to any such plan despite his statement some months ago that he would accept tho nomination if the party wanted him. His narrow victory last fall is said to have influenced him away from the Cover norship The name of Superior Court Judge Patrick E. O'Sullivan, however, is again being injected into discussions of the ticket that will come out of the next democratic convention. .."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

the writer has a sincere and respectful ASs lection for cer- tain repregen- tAtivcs Of that noble frater- nity because in his day and time, like many elder WAters lyuriRns, he hos known fish ped-
 dlers who were real virtuost in
 their line. one vas q genuine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
To-DAYs COAGaaoN HRRoR Never say, "A eFewd ef boys and myself spent the day Co the w0o1sl" say, "A crowd ee beyA and f."
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A. " was i~b " ss5 inoneg,
 e. What was tho location of tho ancient city of Dabyions
 4. ft was situated on the Hilia branch Of the EuphFatas Fiver, just north of the modern town Of kilia in the Kingdom Of lraq.
 q. Who bought the obeilsk in Central Park, New York, and how much d!d ie c0st7
 4. ft was bought in 1881 by VII. liam M. Vanderbilt for ei02,b7e.
 c. DO Alaska and Hawaii have Representatives in the United States Congress7
 A. They sand Deleeatea to the House Of Representatives, who have TO vote, but who may participate til debate and in committee work in the Hotise. The Delegates gre eiect- cd by the citizens Of those terri- tories.
 c. Name the Governor and the Senators and Representatives from South Dakota,
 A. Tom Berry ig the Governor. Peter Norbeck and William ]. Dllow are Senators, and Fred F. Hide. brandt and Theo. D. WefneF are Representatives.
 IR you want . copy Of our beelss Iet PATENTS ana IxeADE.hzAxeAkw z, wrlle lo the Waterbury Democratic Washington Bureau, l0fS Thig- leeenth SC, Northwest, Washington, D. c. Enclose 70 cents feF postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

l. what is another nams for The Nethcriands2
 2. Which government department siiperviaes the U. Q. Marine GoFpB7
 2. Who was fs0vie CcFInth7
 (. Tn which State is the city Of Grand EoFks7
 Q. Name the newspaper in New York city Ghat hes the largest eiFs Gulakfoia. 6. What is the name of the 0hieE waterway ln Veniees
 T. what dees "o.i.f.# ntena foT7
 2. During which RgAsiaeHf'a n4s SnlnlstfAtlon wns tlie Lewis and Clark Expedition aeut oslk5
 2. Whore i@ lfa River Mhannou9
 a. Whas is ike alAMe foT tho numerous group of very Hnlnll piA* acts ax 1laa a0INE AFaE4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
FIshl FIshl

Let it Do known ct the outset that this department clierishen no prejudice against the guild Of fiahmongers. AS q matter Of fact
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
IN TO-DAY'S MAIL

This newspaper responsible facts or opinions from l readers communications unless with the writer's name and address VIII not Dc aeosplea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

Stocks and real estate are never in- Hated if you happen to own them. They merely approximate their real value.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Ghost Writing

The authorship of Mir. smiths speech to the dupont Leagtie'g vase sals is yaFiougly assigned. Drew Pearson and Bob Allen. the Wash- ington Merry-0 0o- Founders who know abput ail the dirt that is flying around, pass the doubtful honor to Robert Moses and ex- Judge Joseph proskauer, both Of New York and both members of Mr. smiths kitchen cabinet when he was governor of tho state of New York. It could he SO. But not the wind-up. I was firmly convinced that some grammar school graduate fllnctioning as a Fourth Of July pinch-hlt orator had created that "eoneateuaei0n Of bombastlc bcsh" until my atten- ton was directed to sermon preached at the recent rliohaFistic Congress iIl Cleveland by Ur. Hlil- ton Sheen of the Catholic Uni- versity ila Washington and sub9e- quently repeated over the air. MT. Smith was present, spoke at the same congress, and doubtless heard Dr. @heofl's stirring peFoFation when it was delivered. It must have made 6 tremendous impress sion on him for the ilniah 0f hie own addrens to the fish-eatess last Saturday night ia an almost exact duplication Of DE. 6heen's thought and expreaaions But what wes real eIoquefice ila & elefeymAn's sermon under appropriate ciEeulli- stances became rancid coafish~ aoulash nt Q Republican rally. ! am not saying that MF. HEnitb de- iibsFately appropriated Dr. alfeenis id0as and words. Hxrjudge RF0e- kalleF ia too old to have made tho trip t0 Cleveland. 1g MT. Nehgscn and MF. Allen arc aD be credited Robert Moses. Perhaps Moaes was hiding in the bull rualea Wlth 2 eEen09faplsr at his elbow.
 Tuesday
 A further comment on lhe a!gsnss eass q AsE. anllh VI! hs Gaana . D lIa!s s lsraEInsni A asal x..sAaaE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

Americans are gluttOns for trouble. Look how many want to be President.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
Test Yeas Knowledge

Gan yea answer seven gE these lsst aaeslIsnsg TmEm e Iasl page foe the amsweFss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31
BY WAY of NO HARM
 by
 James William FitzP Patrick Ths eosnts epnlons conclusions appearing below aFe writer asne They not neeessafy these e ne r4iinrz af THE DEMOCRAT they to be construed invariably, c reflection oe ther vlewp0intD.

blod cratoricai fish eggs, corsid- efnbIe puttirg-the-f foot-in.it, more that was iudlcrous, and much, more that was pitiably pathetic. It's reception by the Tory press was prodigal in complete cxpafl- Blvencss. "The bllllOnalre" diners ato it up with such gusto that they reached the ecstacy Of a IFiental- gastric rapture. There is no sign that the duPont LeagueFs ex" perienced any ill effects from the fish course. But the speakef's old friends, old admirers, and his ola followers are the victims, They are suffering from an attack Of ptoinaine poisoning which 70 fer aB Mfr. Smith lg concerned, is in- cuFabio. The list of casualties inc cludos not only the under.privi- ioged millions to whom he was . blindly wurshipped idol but the hundreds Of Democratic leaders whose allegiance to tho Smith ifi- terest never faltsred. and whose loyalty t0 him cost them more than they ever got back from him even in memory. "Oh, Iaeo, Inc pity of ~"