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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
FOOLISH TALK

In commenting on the Peoples
Lobby many of the daily newspapers
are making much noise about the
demonstrations at the State C@pitol
on Monday, but the most foolish OF
all the talk thus far is contained in
editorial comment in Wednesday S
Minneapolis Tribune. In condemnlnS
the sit-down strike at the Capitol
Monday night, the Tribune said that
the taxpayer could play the same
came by staging a sit-down strike and
refuse to pay taxes.
That sta ement. which is not at all
constructive sounds childish. since
every one knows tia there are many
benefits of government paid for out
of the taxes one pays. For instance.
who wants to be without schools
who wants to be without good roads?
who wants to be without government!
1t certainly is reasonable to advo-
cate a reduction in taxes. or at least
that government spending be held to
the lowest possible point, but not to
the detriment of the hungry and the
needy. To refuse to pay taxes is to
refuse to educate our children: to
drive our vehicles over good roads:
to aid ourselves in many ways. or
course it is not certain what tax
PAYERS the Tribune is talking about,
but it is possible that those who
should pay high income taxes are
the ones being advised by such state
ment
Lobbying has been going on in the
halls of our legislatures and congress
for years and years by interests who
had an ak to grind, but the people
have sat quietly by and have accepted
what came to them, which gradually
grew less But now. when little
lobbying is done by the people there
is considerable fuss raised.
Far be it from us to sanction force
and intimidation by visits to the
Capitol, for such action has no place
in this country of ours. but a peace
full visit, when speakers of the people
may present their requests and de-
mands, is not out of place. The pee
ple-the common class-have no
money with which to take elected rep
resentatives out to dinners and enter
tainments as have other lobby lists. so
their only method is to make peaceful
demonstrations and endeavor to make
themselves heard, augmented by num-
bers present.
On those visits, however, 1--WE shc
not get a little rough" but keep our
conduct Oh a high level and above
reproach.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
Congress of the United State
March %, 1887.


March 90, 1887.
Dear Mr.. MOsb8k:
l wish it were possible for you and
me to sit down and discuss some Of
the things that you outline in the
article which appeared in the Askov
| am not at all satisfied with the
neutrality bills that have passed the
two houses. The Senate bill provides
for leash and carry" neutrality which
is all to the benefit of countries with
big navies. In few days l hope to
send you some remarks that l have
made in the House on the subject
of neutrality, on old age pensions and
other subjects. l will ask that you
be so good as to look them over and
let me have your reactions.
With kind personal regards, 1 am
Yours very truly,
Harold Knutson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
DUXBURY

Carl Bjork and Ruth and Doris went
to Arna Sunday and helped Grandpa
Bjork celebrate his 8Oth birthday an
niversary.
Rudy Onstad and Lawrence McCul-
len spent the weekend in St. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Shute spent last
Thursday evening at the Adrian Shute
home in Markville.
Warren Shute left Tuesday morn
ing for Pine City to serve on the jury.
A surprise birthday party was given
in honor of Mrs. Ed Linehan at the
C. Glienke home last Thursday after
noon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Twenty years ago on Tuesday, April
6, the United States declared war on
Germany. We declared without bat
ting an eye that we would sacrifice
364 800 young lives to the worlds
greed; we declared that we would
spend As billion dollars toward prov
ing that we were stronger than the
antagonist, under the guise of making
the world safe for democracy; we de-
clared that we would throw this cOun-
try into the greatest economic de-
preston we have ever experienced and
we declared that we would do all of
this at the expense of the common
class of people for the benefit of
wealth in its efforts to keep foreign
soil safe investment place.
We did all of this even in the face
of strong protest at first, but war
propagandiStS won out and it was
only a very short time until we were
all "howling' like a pack of wolves
for the scalps of the German people
Now, we say we will not enter an
other war. Others say we cannot
keep out. Who is right? Did Nor
way, Sweden and Denmark-right in
the heart of the World war area
enter the war? What kept them out ?
They minded their own business. But
we are too big-and we are too busy
showing others we are too big. We
are the big bully in the alley when
it comes to international affairs; we
must show them that they do moi
dare knock the chip from our shoul.
der. Bah! 1t is a child's play tC
show off in such a manner. We car
keep out of war. if we want to badly
enough. But we can't keep out II
we listen to the propaganda which
will be forthcoming from the NUM-
tion makers and the international
bankers.
We must continue to work for peace
among the peoples of the world. We
must plan and strive shoulder tC
shoulder here at home. We must &C
into communion with those of ouI
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

1t seems to me that passing neu-
trality bills in advance sounds like
our prohibition. We can't sweep the
tide back with a whisk-brOOm. l am
not certain in my own mind that we
should stay out of war. To decide
that | should like to know who is
going to fight whom and. about what.
What we are witnessing t day is a
desperate race of the fascist nations
to outdistance Great Britain and
France. The democracies have been
retreating steadily for five years.
Some day they will be compelled to
stand their ground. When this hour
comes free men everywt ere must
choose whether they wish to live in
a world where there is no law except
the will of the strongest; to choose
between civilization and anarchy, be-
tween liberty and despotism.
We are told that the League of Ma
tions has failed. Even if that is true
it does not release us from the duties
and burdens Of world citizenship The
League might fail and might keep on
failing until democratic nations real
ize that democracy cannot live with
out a reasonable degree of stability
and order. However, the League is
buried prematurely. It's organization
is not destroyed. It's Laws are needed
more today than they were in 1918.
There is good reason to expect, too,
that when the next blow at civiliza-
ton is struck many nations will rally
to the League as a unifying agent in
tfeir struggle against lawless rule.
Are we then to treat the peoples who
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

merchant, borrower. debtor and citi-
zen.
Surely such a common sense pro-
gram for agriculture would cOntem-
plate some regulation of production,
matters of conservation and wastage
through soil erosion. 1t would stimu-
late in every possible way the devel-
Opment of genuine cOoperatives, and
the specialization of banking and some
public utilities upon which farmers
so vitality depend. A program of this
character would give much attention
to such matters as reciprocal trade
agreements, long term credit at low
rates of interest, cooperative consump-
ton, government crop insurance, the
Tightening of the farmers tax burdens.
better housing upon farms, the i'm
prOvement of the educational and 9TH
Ell features of rural life.
Here it seems to me are some of
| the elements in common sense agri-
cultural program which should find
favor with farmers of many kinds and
minds.
We must not forget to keep upper
most in our minds that the Amer
lean farm is real American institu-
ton close to the hearts of our people.
1t is good place to rear children and
it is worthy of preservation. So i'm
pOrtant in our social life, it must of
necessity for the good of America.
also be made a success economically
speaking. In short, the American
farm, that good American institution.
must be made to combine social and
economic success.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

like-mindedness toward the problems
| which confront them, more of what
| the labor ranks in the large cities
call "a united front" Such unity of
sentiment should now be possible be-
cause farmers are no longer isolated
as they were in the past. Good roads
| are theirs, even as are telephones,
radios, automobiles, trucks, newspa-
pers and magazines, market and
weather reports.
| Moreover, agriculture today is con-
nected by thousand ties with the
industrial and business life of the
nation and of the world. 1t seems
probable that sound and well-bal-
anced agricultural economy is impos-
sible without well-balanced general
productive and distributive system at
home and abroad.
| How closely knit are the Industrial.
business and agricultural systems of
the nation was suggested in memoir
able words by President Franklin D..
Roosevelt i'm his second inaugural
wherein ne said:
| But here is the challenge to our
democracy. In this nation | see tens
of millions of its citizens-a substan-
tial part of its whole population
who at this very moment are denied
the greater part of what the very
lowest standards of today call the
necessities of life.
81 see millions of families trying
to live on incomes so meager that the
pail of family disaster hangs over
them day by day.
81 see millions denied education,
recreation and the opportunity to bet
ter their lot and the lot of their chill
dren.
81 see millions lacking the means
to buy the products of farm and fac
tory and by their poverty denying
work and productiveness to many 9TH
er millions.
81 see one-third of nation i'll
housed, ill-clad. ill-nourished."
One Group Dependent on Other.
Our modern life is very closely knit
together. When factory toilers are
out of work and clerks and office
hands walk the streets for jobs they
cannot purchase the products of the
farm, garden and orchard When
farmers meet with a crop failure or
suffer disaster in any way, the whole
pulse of our economic life lags and
falters.
Sometimes seemingly small changes
in social habits or inventions af-
feet agriculture. For example, a great
decrease in the number of horses and
mules used made big dent" in the
demand for hay and for certain
grains. In the thirteen year period
ending in 1881, the number of horses
and mules shrank from approximately
26 million to II million heads while
the number of tractors and trucks
steadily increased.
Moreover, in the late twenties,
Americans seem to have adopted light
err eating habits. AT least the total
per capita consumption of all cereals
decreased from about $50 pounds at
the beginning of the century to $50
pounds before the World war and
then to $50 pounds in more recent
years.
Common Sense Farm Program.
Despite questions of economic bal
ance and the range and sensitivity of
the agricultural market, l believe it is
possible for farmers to unite upon a
sound and rational farm program
which would provide consideration for
the farmer as producer. consumer,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
of the AskOv American.
CHECKING THE BOOM
(The st. Paul Daily News)

(The st. Paul Daily NeWS)
President Roosevelt manifested con-
Germ Friday lest the boom in heavy
industries lead to an economic situa-
ton which will in turn bring about
another depression.
He declared that the fast-rising
prices in such durable goods" indus
tries were in danger Of OutstrippinS
the purchasing powers of consumers
and constituted a situation such as
those which in the past have led to
serious economic trouble.
To help correct it he proposed to
shift the burden of government spend
ing from activities which encouraged
the heavy" industries to these which
required a minimum of equipment and
materials and a maximum of labor.
This in turn. he held. would put more
government money in the form OF
wages to workers and increase buying,
thus encouraging consumers DDS"
industries.
The rapid price increases in the
"heavy" Industries has been a matter
of concern to economists-much as
this was desired not so long ago-but
it is q question whether government
spending now is enough to make much
difference.
Nor does it seem that labor strug-
giles, bad as they are, are to be blamed
for the lack of balance. The primary
cause of the boom in these industries
seems to be the armament race
throughout the world and the effort
now to catch up on the past depression
by building homes, undermining
plants, etc. These have made big in
dustries willing to increase wages
which are to be passed off in higher
prices.
There may be no way government
can check or readjust all this. S me
economists say the only effective
method is to increase taxes and pay
off debts. But the administration is
not yet willing to consider this. 1t is
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

dead who made the supreme sacrifice
in the Last war. Imagine what they
would say; what they would tell us.
We can guess. They would tell us
that their efforts were in vain and
that the odds are such as to point
to the futility of another conflict.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
Amateur.

The foreman of an electrical repair
shop was interviewing a bright boy
who was applying for a position.
DO you know anything at all about
electrical apparatus?" asked the fore
man.
Eyes, sir" was the prompt reply
What is an armature?" asked the
foreman.
Its a guy who sings for Major
BoweS."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those OF the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles
always are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. 1t will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

a hopeful sign, however, that the prob
lem is at least being discussed. We
can very well do without another run
away boom with it's subsequent de-
preston.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

The advertisements in the Askov
American tell you just where to go
to get the best bargains when you
want to shop, and where to get the
service you want.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08

The American goes in the mail
each Thursday; want your message
to go along?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
OFFICIAL LIST PINE
COUNTY ASSESSORS
Township Name Of Assessor

Township Name Of Assessor Address
Arlone-Emery Wolter ....... .Hinckley
Arna-C. b. Gender ........ .Markville
barry. NJ. Lamb ;;,:..;.... .Hinckley
Brook Park-A S. Mcclellan Brook Park
nswatanaEGrant Chaplin. Pine CITY
Crosby-S. H. Millhouse .Hinckley
Danforth-E. Nj. Frisendahl 49,. Bruno
Dell Grove-Wm. Zwiers $50. .Hinckley
FniaysoDS i grG MoIlov SoiaTson
Fleming -Albert Breiland ....... Bruno
Hinckley--W. R. Newman -. .Hinckley
ke een;e1- B; Hotter .GIoverton
Kettie Rver-Victor Price Willow ;i1 River
Mission Creek-Frank Cabak ........
Muncb-Edwin Nora R9ute l. brp pine P citx
Nickerson-Charles Berger ...Duquette
Norman-John S. Waletzko :......
Willow r yer
Ogema-curtis Lyon ........ .Danbury
Partridge-Ove Hermansen 49,. .Askov
Pine City-James E. Polk Pine City
Pine Lake-Arthur jacobson. .Ffnlayson
Pokegama-John Elsner. r.. 4. Pine City
Rock Creek-W. S. BarStOw. Rock Creek
Royalton-LeOn Cote ........ .GrasstOn
Sands tone-Clarence Loken. Sandstone
Wlma-Wm. Ludwig ....... .Markviiie
Instrumentation Kanis. ..........
sturgeon Lake
Villages.
Askov-N. S. Petersen ......... .Askov
Bruno-Louis LindStrOm Bruno
Fdnlayson-Hubert Christopherson
Henriette:R. F. Schmidt :. .Henriette
Hinckley-Nels Swendsen 80. .Hinckley
Pine City-Chas. F.. Stephan. Pine City
Sandstone-N. p. Johnson. Sandstone
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
NEUTRALITY

Editor AskOv American:
-. A few days ago l received the fol-
lowing letters:
U. S. Senate
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
Dear Mr.. Mosbak:

March 26, 1887.
Dear Mr.. Mosbak:
Thank you for your communications
concerning neutrality.
My policy has always been strict
neutrality, and keep out of the quar-
rels of Europe and Asia. l voted
against Americas entry into the World
War, and would do so again. q.
Sincerely yours,
Ernest Lundeen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-08
Common Sense Farm Program.

Despite questions of economic bal
ance and the range and sensitivity of
the agricultural market, believe it is
possible for farmers to unite upon a
sound and rational farm program
which would provide consideration for
the farmer as a producer, consumer,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-27

ed the week end with Miss Ruth
Simcox. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walke.
had as their guests Sunday, Mrs.
Walkers cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
NETT Wells, and Mrs. Maude Egar or
Zanesville; also Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Ray and son John, and Mrs.
Foster Of Athens, and Mr.. and MI S.
John Wells of this route.--Roberts
brothers are shearing sheep for
Stegner brothers.--A number or
people from here attended baccalau-
reate services Sunday evening az
Reinersville, which We're held in the
high school auditorium. Mrs. Alice
Murray who has been at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Rudy Walters, near
Cross Roads. for the past eight
weeks, assisting with the care OF her
mother, Mrs. Mary Wickersham.
spent the week end at her home.
Mrs Georgia Murray Of GAINESVILLE
visited over Sunday with her.--Don-
aid Reed of Unionyille is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs Sarah Reed OF
Hackney ridge. Floyd Shrivers lost
q valuable COW last week, from milk
fever Paul Hooper of Hooppole
ridge is employed at Chas. Halps.--
Mr. and Mrs Babe Dingey of RoX-
bury, called at Aaron Groves, Sun
day--Mr and Mrs. Clarence Par
miter and John Parmiter spent Sun
day evening at Miles Bryan s.--Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Sandle and Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Murray and son of Co.
shocton spent Sunday at the Alice
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-27
UniOnville

Roberts brothers are in this vicin-
fly shearing sheep for Stegner brotl-
ers, with their power outfit.--Allen
and Bessie Barnes of the south creek
road went to New Lexington last
week and purchased a work horse
at the Selby stock farm. Floyd
Shriver, near Emery school house,
lost good COW last week, from
milk fever Floyd Lindimore of
-Four Mile creek recently purchased
a new two horse check-row corn
planter. Howard Lindimore Of this
village, who has been Ill for several
months, was taken last week to
Rocky Glen sanatorium for observa
tion and treatment.--I II. Barnes
and sons, Lew and Donald Reed and
r. H. Ray were at Watertown Sat
urday night, attending the auction Of
general merchandise at the Leget d
Skipton store, the writer being the
auctioneer in charge Of sales which
viii continue each Saturday night
from to 8 O'Clock during the sum-
mer months, or until the mammotA
stock is properly reduced.--J. +.
Wickersham spent Sunday with his
aged mother at Bald Knob, who re-
mains very feebie.--Mr. and Mrs.
hoss Murray and son and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Sandal of Coshoctor
and Mrs Georgia Murray of Zanes-
vile spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Claud Murray and Mrs. Alice
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-27
ARTHUR TORRERT.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

In pursuance of an order of the Pro-
bate Court of Morgan County, Ohio I
will offer for sale at public auction on
Saturday, June 5. 1897 at one o'clock
p. m, at the front door of the Court
House. in McConnelsville. Ohio. the
following described real estate:
Situated in the County of Morgan,
state of Ohio and further described
as follows: Situate in Morgan County,
Windsor Township. and State of Ohio,
and bounded and described as folows
}eng the East Half of donation Lot
Number 2S in Township 9. Range IL,
beginning at the Southeast corner of
aid Lot at a stone; thence North "a
leg, East s6.4O poles to a stone;
'ence North SO IA deg, West S2.40
poles to a stone; thence South ga deg,
Fest 1884 poles to stone; thence
South 50 12 deg, East S2.8S poles to
Ae place of beginning, containing 40
acres more or less Also the follow
ing. to-wit Being the North Half of
onation Lot Number %, Range II Of
Town in the district of lands sub
iect to sale>at Marietta. Ohio, contain
ing so acres, more or less.
Said property is appraised at, Seven
Hundred $4,000 Dollars Terms Of
Sale: CASH.
A. w. MILLER.
Administrator of Thomas Nc
Cracken, Deceased.
\ p. Mercer, Attorney. 6m5
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-27
Legal Notice

Rollin Edwards Godfrey, minor
eighteen years of age, and Mrs Grace
surviving parent of said Rol-
lin Edwards Godfrey, whose place Of
residence is 317 West Seventh Street,
Missouri will take notice that
on the eleventh day of May, 1887, Allie
Rollison, Plaintiff, filed her Petition in
he Court of Common Pleas of Morgan
County, Ohio, against Jesse Godfrey
and Rollin Edwards Godfrey, minor,
Defendants, praying for partition of
the following described premises:
Situate in the County Of Morgan,
state OF Ohio, and Township Of Wind
sor, and bounded and described as fol-
lows:
PARCEL NO 1: Being a part of Lot
No. 1913 in Township Nine (9), Range
seven QD, containing 35 acres, more
or less
PARCEL NO. 2 Being in Sections
20 and II of Town Nine (9), Range
Eleven CID, of the Ohio Company's
Purchase. containing 65 acres. more
or less.
PARCEL NO. s. Being part of lots
numbered Eleven G1) and Twelve
C12) in Township Nine 90, Range
Eleven GD, containing 40 acres, more
or less.
Said defendant is required to an
swer on or before June twenty fifth,
1897.
ALLIE ROLLISON
=. Mercer, Attorney for Plaintiff
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-05-27
Poplar Ridge

Mrs. Clarence Ellis recently visit
ed at the home of her new grandson,
who was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Weir Kern MARY Lou Ellis) of
Stockport. Mrs Lewis Slaretch has
been quite busy doing house clean
ing and paper hanging in the twin
cities this spring Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hill and little daughter Ber~
nadine. near Cincinnati, visited Sun
day evening at the home of Paul
Massey and family Mrs, Floyd Toll
bert of Philo, formerly of Poplar
ridge. who has been in the White
Cross hospital Columbus, for rad
ium treatment and blood trans
fusion, is much improved in health.
and was able to return to her home
the first Of this Week.-Mrs. Ruth
Porter has returned home, after Wis
iting relatives in Akron Mr.. and
Mrs. Herschel Taylor had as their
Sunday guests, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Williams. Mrs. Hettie Taylor Of
Shawnee. Jerold Williams and fam
ily Of Columbus, E. II. Clifton Of
Eagleport, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Cliff
ton of Malta, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Crooks Mrs. C. r. Copeland anf.
Lee Brooks motored to Lancaster
one day last week. where they each
purchased baby chicks.--Guy An
euish and son Of Ashland recently
visited the formers father, Perl An
euish. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crooks
visited the formers nephew DANIEL
Slater and family of Norwich, who
have haan enpndinp some time at the
Brock home in Deerfield township.
George Walpole recently lost 4
good milk cow.--Frank Porter and
family entertained the Mrs. John
Porter family Sunday, at dinner.