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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Germany has about 67 million in
habitants; of these, more than As mil
lion voted i'm last Sundays parlia-
mentary election, and of these, again
about "A p million endorsed the posi-
ton which Adolf Hitler, chief eXecu-
tive, assumed when on March he
scorning the Versailles and the LO-
carno treaties, sent his troops into
the demilitarized part of the Rhine
land.
In no other country has such Il ire
mendous vote ever before been cast;
in no other country has such an i'm
mense popular vote of confidence ever
before been given a single individual;
one may add that in few other coun-
tries would the definite results of such
an election become known as quickly
as in Germany where it was matter
of but a few hours to tabulate the re-
turns. But, one must add, in hardly
any other country could an election
like this be imagined. There was nc
opposition. There was only one party
that of the government. There were
no candidates other than those sane
toned by Herr Hitler.
Actually, the election was called to
choose members for the new parlia-
ment which was ordered summoned
in place of the one dissolved on March
u when Hitler made his Rhineland-
occupation announcement, but its pro-
found significance lies in the fact
that the election result enables Hit
Ter to go before the LocarnO treaty
powers and the League of Nations
council with the claim that he has
behind him a united people. He has.
There is no doubt about it. Only
one should, perhaps, not inquire too
deeply into the conditions that
brought about this phenomenal una
nimity. If one did, it might develop
that the apparent enthusiasm would
not be called spontaneous. The fact
that about half a million voters had
the courage to either spoil their ballots
or to vote, in some unknown and inef-
fective way, against the regime, in
dictates that there are still some poll
tical dissenters in Hitlerland.
Next Step.
Things happen with amazing rapid
ity in Germany: On March 6, the
parliament was ordered to hold ses-
sion on March z; on that day, after
listening to Hitler, the parliament
was sent home and dissolved; or
March 80, a new parliament was
elected and-on March 81 it met fol
its first session. On this latter Oc-
casion Hitler reiterated what he had
said before, namely that the German
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
NO EXCEPTIONS TO
LOAD RESTRICTIONS
SAYS ROAD OFFICIAL

Load restrictions placed on trunk
highways during the spring breakup
must be enforced against school busses
and all other vehicles without excep-
ton, according to an announcement
by w. F.. Rosenwald, chief mainten-
ance engineer of the Minnesota high
way department.
I'VE are besieged with requests to
exempt certain vehicles from the
posted load limits on restricted high
ways" Mr.. Rosenwald said. This we
cannot do Load limits are put in
effect at this season to prevent roads
from becoming absolutely impossible
and to guard against tremendous
damage to the highway system.
"A few weeks inconvenience results
for trucks and buses, but this is nee
essary i'm the public interest. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars damage
to our highways would result without
the restrictions. We make the load
limits as high as possible without
sacrificing protection of the road
Since no exceptions can be made to
the restrictions, we ask the co-Opera-
ton of everyone in this effort to pro-
tect the highways"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
DEMOCRATS HOLD
CONVENTION SOON

AS announced by DR.. F. F. Callahan
of Pokegama, chairman of the Pine
County Democratic Committee, a
Democratic convention for Pine coun-
ty will be held at the court house in
Pine City, on Thursday, April 16, at
1 o'clock p. m. There will be election
of delegates to the Democratic State
convention to be held at the st. Paul
auditorium on Tuesday, April 81.
DIR. Callahan's announcement states
in part:
Every legal voter in said precinct
who affirms that he voted for Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee
for president in 1882, and that he
intends to vote for the Democratic
nominee for president in 1896, and
every legal voter who did not vote for
president in 1892 and intends to vote
for the Democratic nominee for Pres
ident in 1886, shall be eligible to
participate in the precinct caucuses
and serve as a delegate at the county
conventions; and every such voter in
said county, where no precinct eau
cuses are held, shall be eligible to
serve as a delegate to the State con-
vention. However, no person who is
not a legal voter in the precinct or
county in which he offers himself to
vote shall be PERMITTED to vote at the
precinct caucusses or at the county
convention respectively"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
PRIVATE LABOR
MAY BE HAD
Works Progress Administration VIII
Cooperate With National Re.em.
plOyment Offices.

WPA will work in close cooperation
with National Unemployment Service
offices to prevent any shortage of
labor for spring farm work, Victor
Christgau, state WPA administrator
said today.
Work will be curtailed to the extent
necessary to fill all requests for labor
filed with the employment offices by
farmers and other private employers,
Mr.. Christgau said.
He pointed out that the MRS Of
fees in all parts of the state and the
Minnesota Employment Services in
the Twin Cities and Duluth have an
accurate up-to-date check on the sup
ply and demand of labor which serves
as barometer for the operations OF
WPA and other federal work agencies
This is in line with our instruc-
tions from Washington" Mr.. Christ
gau explained. (which call for a re-
duction of approximately $4,000 in
our employment quota between now
and June 30"
In establishing the lower employ
ment figures for each district, he said
consideration is being given such fac
tors as seasonal employment and work
opportunities created through activ-
tiles of other federal agencies sched-
uled to begin operations in the state
as soon as weather conditions permit
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
YOUNG SANDSTONE
MAN LAID TO REST

Algot Johnson, formerly of Rock
Creek township, passed away at his
home here Sunday. He had been i'll
only a few days with pneumonia.
which he contracted while working
on a WPA job.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Sweden
in 1908, and came to this country
when young lad. He grew to man.
hood at Rock Creek where he resided
until he moved to Sandstone last fall.
He leaves to mourn his demise. his
young wife and four children, and his
parents, one brother and one sister
who are residing in Rock Creek.
Funeral services were held from
the Lutheran church at Pine Grove,
where interment was made Wednes-
day afternoon. The Larson Brothers
Funeral Home had charge of the fun
era1 arrangements.
Sympathy is extended by friends
and neighbors to the Borrowing rela-
tives in their bereavement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
DEATH CALLS A
SANDSTONE LADY
Rites VIII be Held Sunday Afternoon
for Mrs. Harry Madison,
Long Resident.

The Sandstone community suffered
great loss and the Madison hotel a
kind and pleasant hostess Wednesday
at p. m, when death took Mrs.
Harry Madison at the age of nearly
So. Mrs. Madison had been in ill
health for the past 10 months suffer-
ing from heart disease which was
matory rheumatism several years ago.
Mrs. Madison was born in Norway
April 16, 1879, and came to Mime
sofa with her parents in 1894, where
they settled at Duluth. Soon after
ward they moved to Groningen where
she was to meet her future husband,
who was then a young business man
in Sandstone. Mr.. and Mrs. Madison
we're married Dec. 26, 1900, and have
worked side by side i'm the building
of one of the finest hotel businesses
to be found in a rural section any
where in the state.
A Good Partner.
Mrs. Madison was kind and pleas
ant woman, always going out of her
way to make people feel at home and
to make friends. She has been real
helper to her husband and her death
will leave a vacancy which never can
be filled
She always took an. interest in her
husbands activities and was a moral
and physical support in his efforts
which have not only produced the
Madison hotel business but the Mad
ison Inn, a pretty tourist stopping
place in the north edge of the vii
lage of Sandstone, and in his civic
activities. A true symbol to her
character was Mrs. MadisOn's love for
flowers. Their hotel surroundings are
not only Handicapped beautifully but
great creeping vines make their way
over the large windows inside and
canary birds MARBLE a greeting and
welcome to visitors.
While death under any condition or
circumstance has it's sting, her hus-
band and friends can take comfort
in the fact that her life was we'll
lived and it's fullness was impaired
to all who knew her.
Funeral arrangements are being
made and the last rites will be held
from the hotel Sunday afternoon at
two o'clock with burial being made
in the Sandstone cemetery. Mr.. Mad
ison will receive the sincerest SYM
pathy of friends and neighbors in his
great loss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
ANTI-FASCIST, WAR
TALK TO BE HEARD
IN ASKOV TODAY

Waldo McNutt, of the American
League Against War and Fasclsm, en-
route to Duluth will stop in Asko'
this afternoon (Thursday) where he
will speak at 2 p. m. in the village
hall According to H. p. Rasmussen,
the local chairman of the League
Against War and Fascism, Mr.. McNutt
will have topics of interest and will
possibly speak on the Leagues pro-
gram. Mr.. Rasmussen states that
ladies are especially invited and that
questions will be answered by Mr..
McNutt
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
BOSCH
HERE SATURDAY
Farmers Holiday Association SpOn-
sOrS Visit of Prominent Progress.
SiveS I'm County.

Mrs. Marion lie Sueur and John
Bosch of the Twin Cities, both we'll
known here, will come to AskOv to
speak in the Assembly hall Saturday
night at s o'clock. Before coming
here, however, they will hold an aft
ernoon meeting at Sturgeon Lake at
2 o'clock.
Both Mrs. LIE Sueur and Mr.. Bosch
are active in the progressive move
ment in the state, the former having
held position on the State Board of
Education, and the latter being head
of the State Farmers Holiday Asso-
citation.
They will, according to N. p. Nede
gard, chairman of the Pine County
Farmers Holiday Association, have
something of interest to offer those
who attend either or both of the
meetings. Lunch will be sold after
the speaking in Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
PROMINENT ASKOV
FARMER PASSES
Heart Disease Victim VIII be Laid
to Rest Here Saturday
Afternoon.

Andrew ]. Larsen, one of Askov's
prominent farmers passed away early
Wednesday morning following a pro-
longed illness with heart disease. Mr..
Larsen had been seriously i'll for the
past month and under a doctors care.
He was born on Jan. %, 1876 in
Denmark, and came to the United
States in 1897 where he resided in
Harlan, Iowa, for IS years. He then
moved to Belden and Sholes, Nebr..
where he resided until 1915 when he
came to Askov.
Mr.. Larson was united in marriage
to Emma Kristine Dahm at Harlan,
Iowa, on April II, 1906 and together
they have worked to build two COM
plete farm homes in this community
four and one-half miles north of the
village: their first being destroyed
in the Moose Lake fire in 1918. Their
present residence is not only pretty
and comfortable, but the farm acres
and fine herd of cattle bespeak thrift
was a man of good judgment and
honest character and his counsel was
sought in many civic activities. He
was believer in cooperative enter
prises and had served in various ca
pacities on local boards as we'll as
being township supervisor for Is
years, school clerk and held other
positions of trust.
The deceased is survived by his
widow and five children, Bennett C..
of Duluth; Victor at home; Mrs. Don
aid w. Warner, Santa Barbara, Calf;
Helen at home and Tilman at Dover,
| together with his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Dahm, who has made her home with
| them for the past 80 years.
Funeral services will be held from
the Danish Lutheran church in Askov
Saturday afternoon at 2 p. M, with
Rev. jobs. Knudsen officiating. Bur-
ial will be made in the local Gene
terry. A short service will be held
| first at the home.
A large circle of friends and neigh
bors extend sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family in their hour of sad
ness,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
PINE CITY CHOIR
RENDERS CANTATA

An Easter Cantata entitled, "The
Crucifixion," was sung by the NUM-
cipal choir of Pine City on Monday
evening, March 30, at the Pine City
M. E. church The choir was directed
by Donald Spickler, there being 25
voices with several from Rush City
assisting.
John Holiday, instructor of music
i'm the Pine City high school, sang
the tenor lead and rendered the var
ious solos in a pleasing and impress
sive manner Frank Gottry sang the
bass solos in clear and pleasing voice.
Mrs. F. p. Gottry was piano accom-
panist for the recital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
CATTLE LOWER
AS RUN EXPANDS
More Than 5000 Here mt Weeks Open
ing; Hogs Hold About Steady-TOp
$3.50; Lambs Steady, Ewes Up.

South st. Paul, Mimi, March 30,
1886 U. S. d. Az: More than 5000
cattle arrived here for the weeks
opening compared with $500 a week
ago and seven markets had $4,000
against $4,000 a week ago. This ex-
pansion in receipts resulted in a
mostly Csc lower market on slaughter
steers with she stock weak to Csc
lower. Several loads of medium to
good steers turned at $7.65 to $3.50.
bulk medium or short-fed yearlings
and light steers $3.50 to $40, plain
and short-fed heifers $500 to $6.75.
some better lots $500 to $500, COWS
mainly $3.50 to $3.50, good fed cows
up to $500, cutter grades $3.50 to
$425. Heavy bologna bulls earned
$40 to $5.65, others 1928 down, most
better vealers $3.50 to $500, common
and medium $500 to $500. Common
to medium stocker and feeder steers
brought $3.50 to $6.75, choice white
faces held around $500.
Hogs held about steady, better 140
to 200 pound weights $10.40 to $1,000.
200 to 24O pounds $1O.1O to $1O.40, $40
to 300 pounds 1915 to S10.15, 300 to
$50 pounds 1925 to 1915, sows 1910
to 1920, pigs $1,000 to $1,000.
Fat lambs opened about steady,
slaughter ewes strong to Csc higher.
Good to choice native lambs sold at
$3.50 to 1918, many unsold late and
held above 1918. Common to good
native ewes brought $3.50 to $500,
choice 100 pound fed ewes $3.50. Ma
tive feeding lambs made $500 to
$S.75, part load of IA pound range
shearing lambs $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
FIFTY-SIX HOME
OWNERS GET HELP
FROM HOME LOAN

Home owners in Pine county have
received in loans, $91,558 from the
Home Owners Loan Corporation in St.
Paul, according to an announcement
made public by Anna Dickie Olesen,
state director for the National Emer-
gency Council. This sum of money
was divided among Sc individual Dor
rOwerS.
The total amount of money loaned
by the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton in Minnesota as of Jan. 2, 1896,
was $46,O42,S49 and this went toward
saving the homes of 2O,163 individ-
uals. The corporation ceased accept
ing applications for loans June 81,
1896
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
COUNTY ROAD LIMITS
WILL BE ENFORCED

To show that the county notice to
truckers and others who use the
roads to confine their loads to less
than two tons gross is no farce, dep
uty sheriffs are patroling the roads.
The order will be enforced even to
the arrest of violators.
Great care, say. authorities, must
be exercised at this time of year dur
ing the spring breakup as to the
treatment of the roads as damage
done now will require most of the
summer to right and at that only
after great expense to public funds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
TWO MORE PREPARE
FOR POLITICAL RACE

Two more filings of recent date
swell the list of candidates for cleo
ton to county offices this year. w.
r. Newman of Hinckley, filed for
judge of probate and VIM. Mista, serv-
ing his first term as clerk of court,
filed for reelection.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
FEDERAL WORK
May CONTINUE
State Administrator Pre-
diets Appropriation From
Congress Soon.
Permanent Public Works
Program Would Ease
DepreSSionS.

Victor A. Christgau, state admins
TRAITOR of the WPA has just returned
from Washington where he spent a
week holding conferences regarding
administration of the works progress
program in Minnesota. Mr.. Christ
gau expresses himself as reasonably
confident that WPA operations will
be continued for another year.
There are many worthwhile pro-
jects in all parts of the state Mr.
Christgau said, which can be car
ried to completion if the program is
continued. | believe that WPA even
tually should be developed into per-
manent federal public works program
to act as a cushion in future business
cycles and to provide jobs before a
lack of purchasing power starts a
downward swirl of unemployment.
Such a program should be on per-
manent basis, with annual budgets in
stead of being uncertain from month
to month as to how much money
would be available for the work. 1t
should be very elastic, capable of en-
banding or contracting rapidly as pri-
vate employment drops or increases
Program Could Ease DepresSfOns.
Had such a program been in effect
in 1880 | am sure that it would have
helped tremendously. We would not
have had the downward spiral created
when one factory closed and the cut
off of the buying power of its en-
ployes curtailed consumption and
lead to further shut downs with this
cycle going on and on"
"WPA will continue the policy OF
curtailing or dropping entirely, work
projects in any area where there is
a shortage of labor for private in
dustry."
To Reduce Payroll.
Mr.. Christgau said WPA WOULD con-
tinue to reduce its payroll and eX-
poets to reach a quota of 45,7OO en-
pIoyes by June 80. The peak load
was $4,000 in February. Men dropped
are being absorbed by private indus
try or other government agencies
such as PWA or the bureau of public
ROADS, lie Sdlu. w HtH LII III WI
and other seasonal operations start
this spring and summer, it may be
possible to still further reduce the
WPA quota"
Mr.. Christgau announced that while
in Washington, Minnesota was allotted
an additional S2,SO0,O00. This brings
the total designated for Minnesota tc
S26, 500, O00-enough to continue the
program until May 80. An additional
100000 is expected to carry the
work through June, after which date
it is expected new funds from the
pending appropriation in Congress
will be available.
Mr. Christgau said that in addition
to more than $4,000 on WPA payrolls
5000 high school and college students
in the state are working for WPA on
a part time basis to enable them tC
continue their studies.
acton expects that the pro-
gram of the Bureau of Public Roads
will give employment to 10000 men
in Minnesota and that PWA projects
will require not less than 10000 9TH
ers, with many of the workers needed
by both agencies coming from WPA
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
farmer -Laborites Get
Ready for the Campaign
CHRISTOPHER FEED
is FATAL TO CATTLE

Alvin Ahlbrecht, Willow River
farmer, suffered the misfortune
of losing Is of his herd of cattle
last week. The deaths were
caused by eating feed which had
been prepared for poisoning
grasshoppers and which was
stored by Mr.. Ahlbrecht for the
township of Kettle River. I'm
known to Mr.. Ahlbrecht, the cat
tie gained access to the building
in which this grain was stored.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
THE NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
By CONG. JOHN PAUL KVALE

Inquiries and Investigations, on both
public interest and attention more
than the bills that have been passed
by both bodies during the week. That
is but natural, since the investigating
duty of these bodies is almost as i'm
portant in recent years as the actual
law-making responsibilities that are
deemed first and foremost.
1t recalls the abuse that has been
repeatedly levelled at Congress tor its
various Investigations. Careful scru-
tiny will reveal that in almost every
instance these efforts have repaid the
public hundreds of times in actual
value, whatever cost the investiga-
tions have assumed. The writer, for
instance, during the week placed in
the Congressional Record a recent adj
dress by our Minnesota chairman of
the Federal Trade Commissions, Char
les March of Litchfield, describing
the work of the commission and show
ing indisputably how it's investiga-
tions and operations have saved the
consuming public untold millions. SO
it is with these congressional investi-
cations.
The Senate proceeds with its LOBBY
ing inquiry. Under direction of Sen
ator Black. further penetration of Sc
crets that lobbyists thought they had
burned were unburied from telegraph
files, and the fight described in last
weeks letter continues undated. The
senator, also, is author of the Senate
bill to stop lobbying.
More will also be heard from the
Senate's investigation into the activi-
ties of the ATT american Telephone
and Telegraph CorporatiOD and its
diversive activity in such business as
radio, movies and all manner of COM
municatiOns. This vast monopoly has
been due for a thorough going-over
for a long time. 1t appears to be
about to receive it now.
In the House, of course, as newspa-
pers will have told, chief interest CEN
ters about the special committee
which is holding hearings on the
financial set-up of the widely dis
cussed Townsend old age pension plan
and other similar rackets. To date,
only the recently resigned official
Clements, has been heard, but already
his testimony has created consterna-
tion among followers of the plan, who
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02
SEED LOANS MAY BE
APPLIED FOR NOW

Vincent P. Mccoy, field supervisor
for the Emergency Seed Loan office,
will spend Monday and Tuesday of
each week in Pine City. Farmers of
Pine county therefore, are advised
that they can make application for
government seed loans on these days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-02

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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
State Grange Favors
4O-Mill Tax Limit Law

Seattle, Wash. June 10 Especially
The Washington State Grange went
on record at its convention at
Aberdeen as favoring the mainten-
ance of the present 40-Mil Tax
Limit Law, it was announced Il
the State Grange headquarters here
today.
Initiative ia, reenacting the pre-
sent 40-Mill Tax Limit Law with
no other provisions, was tentatively
approved by the executive COM
mittee CT the Grange prior to their
convention.
The resolution urging retention
of the present 40-Mill Act was a
part of the Oranges extensive tax
program adopted at the Conven-
ton.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1936-06-19
Great Falls, Mont.

The willing Workers Club gave
dinner last Tuesday in the church
basement.-Mrs Ada Hart was
hostess to the meeting of the Dun
bar Study and Art Club last week.
"A Children's Day program was
presented at the A. M. E. Church
Sunday evening. Mr.. Taylor Cor
don, soloist of New York City S
guest at the home Of Mr.. L. w.
Webb.-Mr. and Mrs. Eli Brown
of Cutbank visited in the city last
week.-l Elmer Young made a
short trip to Anaconda last week.