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The Washington times., 1937-03-10

heavy burden imposed upon the
Supreme Court.
%. The need of an effective
system for the infusion Of new
blood into the judiciary"
Marshall Quoted
Cummings emphasized the need
of new blood" and a new view
point" on the Supreme Court. He
said:
"The need Of new blood in
the body polite, in business, in
industry, in government, in the
judiciary, is at least as great
as in the living organisms Of
nature. Why does this obvious
fact bother some of our citizens?
Perhaps because, amid a chang
ing world, we like to imagine
that we are unchanging. There
is also the notion that the '1aw'
is as fixed and as absolute as
the multiplication table.
"On the contrary the COnSti-
tuition was not intended to be a
code Of law, but was meant to be
a general framework within
which each generation might
work out its problems in order
ly fashion. In the words Of
the great Chief Justice Marshall,
the Constitution was intended
to endure for ages to come, and
consequently, to be adapted to
the various crises Of human af-
fairs"
Cummings cited a number Of
cases, some of which were 5 to 4
deci sionS, in which he claimed the
high court invaded the legislative
power of Congress. He declared
divided opinions in themselves
constituted an enroachment upon
congressional powers, charging
such opinions on their face in
ferred the assailed laws were con-
stitutional beyond a reasonable
doubt"
Wage Law History
Taking up minimum wage cases,
Cummings said the Supreme Court
had invalidated such laws in 1917,
1928 and 1896. He added:
"Yet, over that period, an &C
tuaI majority of the judges of
the Supreme Court declared
such legislation constitutional.
This curious result was due to
the fact that the controlling and
conservative group has re-
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
Vice Queen Faces
u. ). Tax Charues

PITT S BUR @ H, March 10
G.N.SO More grief faced Mrs.
Mae Scheible today. Already serv-
ing four years for vice trafficking
in New York where she was known
as "vice queen" she was charged
here in a new government informa-
ton with failing to pay taxes on
$44,549.32, the sum she allegedly
netted from her activities.
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
7 BANDITS ROB
SHOOT
HIS WIFE
Bullet FeIIs Woman as
She Runs to Sum-
mon Police

Police today sought two colored
bandits who late yesterday robbed
a taxi driver and shot his wife as
she attempted to summon police.
Mrs. Lillian LAUREL, 80, of II T
st. N. W., is in Sibley Hospital
with a bullet wound in the right
leg. Sylvester E. Laurell told po-
lice the bandit pair entered his
cab at First and B Streets South
west and. after displaying pistols,
forced him to drive to Anacostia,
then to Maryland. Near T. B.
Junction the thugs made Laurell
drive off the road and robbed him
Of $3.50.
Then the men became angry
because Laurell did not have more
money with him and forced him
to admit he had left some at
home.
AS the pair followed their
victim into his house with drawn
guns, Laurell shouted a warning
to his wife. She ran toward the
rear door to summon police but
was shot down. The bandits
then fled.
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
DRUGS FOUGHT
BY GOLF STAR
Continued from Page II

apartment. She was believed to
have taken the tablets even before
a jury acquitted Cary Phelan, ex-
puguiSt, on charges of attacking
her dUring a party at a seaside
hotel last Labor Day.
Mrs. Joyce Bushel, her attorney,
revealed that Miss Gottlieb had
telephoned her while the jury was
still out, declaring she had taken
something and would be dead in
a few hours" Mrs. Bushel did not
take the statement seriously, but
later became alarmed and notified
police. Miss Gottlieb was found on
the bed, clad in pajamaS and un'
conscious.
Friends of Miss Gottlieb recalled
she had made references to suicide
during the Phelan trial. She said
she was in financial difficulties,
and had been discharged from he1
job as golf instructor here because
of the publicity arising from her
charges against Phelan.
Before receiving the assault
case, the jurors heard Miss Gott-
lieb'S charges heatedly assailed by
Phelan's attorney, Sidney Rosen-
thai. He said:
'Bea GOttlieb'S difficulty was
that she had a man with CUTS
enough to go to court rather
than pay dough in a shake
down. Miss GOttlieb would have
you believe that she is an
innocent young girl, yet she
went with a man practically un-
known to her on a weekend
narfvD
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} mained on the bench longer
than the liberals who have come
and gone. The number Of the
latter is greater in the aggregate
for over this period there were
10 of them, whereas there were
only seven who believed such
laws invalid"
Cummings also declared the
Presidents program was made
necessary by the reckless use OF
injunctions" in lower Fedora
courts. He said:
"The Federal judicial system
is sound at heart and will stand
every kind of inquiry and discus
sion, but those who mistakenly
seek to preserve its faults and
strive to perpetuate them, are
playing with fire dangerously.
Let us not forget that the law
is the servant and not the mas
ter Of human need"
SCOFFS DICTATORSHIP
On the subject of dictatorship"
Cummings said:
"When Jefferson refused to
obey subpoena issued by Chief
Justice Marshall he was charged
with being tyrant; when Jack
son derided an opinion Of the
Supreme Court and told Mar
shall to enforce his own decree,
he was denounced as the apostle
Of anarchy; when Lincoln
ignored the demand of Chief
Justice Taney that the privilege
Of habeaS corpus be restored, he
was charged with assuming alb
sOIute power. No one of these
Presidents was a dictator.
Indeed, it is curious to note
that all the great Presidents who
have sought to do the most for
the people have been charged
with the assumption of dicta-
tOrial powers and with cherish
ing evil ambitions and uncOnsti-
tutiOnal purposes"
Cummings said no amendment
is needed because the Presidents S
plan is constitutional. Secondly,
he added, consideration of a con.
stitutional amendment would
lead to endless debate and once
submitted might suffer the fate
of the Child Labor Amendment
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ON COURT
SPLITS HILL
Continued from Page u

CONTINUED from Page II
is leading the Democratic opposi
ton to the Court reform, said:
"The Presidents Cabinet and
his Administration are filled
with strange bed-fellOwS-fOr
every liberal there are two re-
actiOnaries.
His speech was a clever argu-
ment, but it was unSOund, the
President says he wants to find
a way to appeal from the Court.
My amendment would permit
him to do So"
POWER TO OVERRIDE
Wheeler's amendment would en-
dow Congress with the power to
override q judicial invalidation by
two-thirds vote of Congress, just
as two-thirdS can now override q
Presidential veto, with the proviSo
that a general election should frs:
intervene so the people might ex
press themselves directly.
Friend or foe, the membership
conceded that Mr.. RooSevelt's ap
peal was a powerful one.
"He made the issue very d.
rect" said Senator McNary Of
Oregon, Republican leader Of
the Senate. 'Tt must be met
with renewed vigOr."
Senator King CD Of Utah, who
has been counted in the oppoSi
ton and has spoken against thu
plan, merely said:
''It is a plan to alter the Su-
preme Court which many believe
to be unconstitutional"
Republicans of the regular per
suasion appeared largely unaf
fected by the Presidents presenta,
ton of his case.
SENATOR GILLETTE CD
Iowa:
81 noticed two things about
the Presidents address. First,
1 noticed a change in the pre-
viOuS attitude of bitter hostility
towards opponents of the plan,
and second, he gave the impres-
sion not of a man who is try
ing to reach a conclusion, but
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
FRENCH VESSEL
BOMBED NEAR
MAJ0RCA
Crew Uninjured When
Spanish AirpIane'
She'll Hits Deck

MARSEILLES, France, March
10 (I.N.SJ-The French steamer
Djebel Antar of Marseilles stated
in a radio message today it had
been bombed lis miles east of
Majorca.
The message said the lombard
ment did some damage to the ship
but that no one was wounded. The
vessel carried no passengers.
The message from the steamer,
which is en- route from Philippe
vile, Algeria, to Marseilles, said
it had been bombed by Spanish
airplane."
One bomb dropped on the
vessels deck but failed to explode,
the message said.
The French ministry of marine
ordered a French destroyer to
escort the ship to Marseilles.
The Washington times., 1937-03-10

tried to block the mandate Of
the people.
"The other group is composed
Of those who honestly believe
the amendment process is the
best and who would be willing
to support a reasonable amend
ment if they could agree on one.
"TO them 1 say-we cannot
rely upon an amendment as the
immediate or only answer to our
present difficulties. When the
time comes for action you will
find that many of those who
pretend to support you will sab
Otage any constructive amend.
ment which is proposed.
Mr.. Roosevelt sought to allay
the fears that his program would
interfere with personal liberty
by asserting it will not infringe
in the slightest upon the civil OF
religious liberties so dear to every
American"
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
Mar Cantabrico Crew Slain,
Saws French Survivor

ARCACHON, France, March 10
G.N.S0 0.-Insurgen seamen from
the insurgent cruiser CanariaS
gave no quarter" when they
boarded the loyalist motorship
Mar Cantabrico in the Bay of Bis
cay after shelling the munition-
laden vessel, Juan Boo, survivor
said today.
Boo, who was rescued by a
French ship, stated:
"The rebels searched every
corner of the ship. They passed
near my cabin several times,
and it was a miracle l was not
discovered.
AS soon as other rebels ar
rived from the CanariaS, re-
vOIver shots could be heard as
my comrades were executed"
Boo said he managed to jump
overheard with an Italian who was
unable to make shore or reach a
rescue boat. He declared he did
not know the fate of two American
passengers aboard the Mar Canta-
brico.
AS far as he knows, Boo said,
the Americans are in the hands of
the insurgents.
MADRID, March 10 GN.SD.
Govern ent reinforcements
rushed to the Guadalajara front
today Stemmed tWo-day inSurg'
ent offensive and saved Madrid
from a fresh threat of isolation
Col. Juan Rojo, chief of the
general staff, described the Situa
tion on the Guadalajara sector as
satisfactory" and Gen. Jose
Miaja, supreme commander Of the
capitals defensive forces, went to
the front to take charge Of a coun.
ter-offensive.
Artillery and tanks accompanied
loyalist infantry in the quick dash
to Guadalajara. forcing the enemy
to retire to positions they had left
yesterday.
The inSurgent reverse marked
their fourth failure to capture or
cut off Madrid. Gen. Francisco
Franco has been attempting to
find the weakest spot in the loyal
ist lines, but each time General
Miaja has been able to bolster his
defenses in time.
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
Inquest Into Brides
Death Goes on Radio
To Satisfy Gossipers

JOLIET, ILL.,, March 10 UNSO.
A radio broadcast Of a coroner'S
inquest was scheduled today to
end the gossiping Of a curious VIII
county farm community.
At the request Of her brothers,
the inquest into the death Of Mrs.
Luella Klemann Cody, 32-year-old
bride, will be held in the studio Of
Radio Station WCLS. so neighbors
can get all the details.
"That should satisfy all this
curiosity and idle gossip" the
dead girls brothers explained.
The body Of Mrs. Cody, a bride
of nine months, was found in .
cistern on her parents farm last
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1937-03-10
Continued from Page II

NNVAkAAAuCN 4kO4A4 i o8O ~
Presidential plan. Instead, he said,
it would give back to Congress its
power to enact legislative remedies
for the nations economic and so
cial ailments.
The opposition demand for a
constitutional amendment, he de-
clared, is too slow, too uncertain
and too possible of defeat by
minority in but 13 States.
The hearing opened on an aus
picious note that promptly re-
solved into a bit of burleSque.
Mimic Court
Fifteen members of the commit
tee, mimicing the proposed Su-
preme Court itself, strolled ma
jeStically into the huge chamber
to take their seats behind a long
desk that smacked somewhat of
the Supreme Courts own bench.
In a single file, they strolled
across the room, juniors first, SEN
iors following.
Then half way across the room,
the portly Senator Logan CD Ken
lucky stumbled over a bench, tee
tered for a moment and sprawled
in embarrassing confusion into the
arms of an escorting policeman.
The whole line of Senators halted,
while the red-faced Logan scram-
bled back to his feet.
This dramatic entry was planned
by Senator Ashurst Cd of Ari.
zona, committee chairman, who
said:
mo court in the land will out
do our committee in dignity"
Cummings began by declaring
the Presidents plan was based
upon four fundamental PROPOSE
tions." He listed these as:
"A. The impossible situation
created by the reckless use of
injunctions in restraining the
operation of Federal laws.
"B. The presence on the Fed
eral bench of aged or infirm
judges.
&C. The crowded condition of
the Federal dockets, the delays
in the lower courts, and the
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(which has been pending 13
years."
Third, he pointed out, If
adopted, such an amendment
would be construed by "the same
judges who have brought us to
our present pass"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

daughter, Della, visited Monday aft
ernOOn at the Bob PiersOn home.
John Rupp was caller in Askov
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Osterkamp visited
at the Otto Downing home Friday
night.
Bill Rupp called at the AL Oster-
kamp home Friday afternoon. Bill
Charpentier called there Friday
night.
Mrs. Geo. July and Mrs. Carl John
son visited at the Walter EsmOnd
home last Thursday.
Mrs. E. Rupp called at the Walter
Esmond home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Billman spent Tuesday with
her mother, Mrs. Layne.
Jim Steele of the Duxbury camp,
spent the weekend at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie visited at
the Ed Rupp home Friday.
Marvin Johnson spent Monday night
at the Geo. July home.
Mrs. Edw. Rupp spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Bert Rose
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
HAY CREEK
Near Markville

Olga Anderson and Mrs. Joe Cha
telle visited Mrs. Ed Steinbring last
Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul J. r. Peterson
have been on the sick list recently.
Rev. Peterson is better but Mrs. Peter
son is still i'll.
George Stuart is staying in Sand
is doing his chores.
James Stuart and Joe Chatelle
called at the Ed Cooper home Satur-
day.
Sheridan Greig and another game
warden were here recently looking
after beaver dam.
Patsy Quigley sawed wood for AL
fred Elliott Tuesday and Arvid Long-
strom, Albin Bjork and Erwin Phinn
helped with the work.
Mrs. Seifkas returned Friday from
the hospital and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lis Seifkas went to meet her at the
train. She has gained 10 pounds in
the last seven weeks.
Will Elliott of Balsam Lake, spent
Monday evening at the home of his
brother, Alfred Elliott. He also called
on his brother, Arthur.
Ed Steinbring called to see a doc
tor last Thursday as his feet are
troubling him.
Ila Chatelle was guest of Mrs. F..
Breezley Sunday forenoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Breezley and family brought her
back. Fred was in Duxbury with AL
fred Thompson looking for hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wedge were enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Phinn Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Berg called on his
mother Sunday.
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FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers, Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.
FREE SPEECH AT "U"
1.-THE MINNEAPOLIS Starr


Five University professors backed
the University Communist club in its
bid for recognition from the univer-
sity senate committee on student af-
fairs. This gesture in behalf of free
speech on the campus has caused a
furore in legislative circles.
Such furOre is typical of the hys-
terra that afflicts some minds when
ever the word Communism" is men
toned. Fortunately, free speech and
academic liberty are strong enough
American institutions to wi hstand
the suspicious and fright of those
who believe that certain portions OF
knowledge should be kept from those
who are seeking knowledge.
A university has no right to i'm
pose "verbotens" on subjects of which
knowledge is necessary to be fully
informed. A study of Communism is
a part of the study of political econ
omy, and such study. coupled with
free discussion, will bring out Com
munism's flaws more quickly than
suppression ever would. Is it possible
that legislative DIRECTORS suspect Com
munism of having so much merit that
they're afraid of it ?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
YOUTHS VIEW ON
BLOODY WAR

When statesmen talk of war, do
who will have to fight that war?
When they talk of the honor of their
country, do they think of those who
Will have to bear guns to defend that
honor? When they talk of defending
our citizens abroad, do they mean
their personal being or do they mean
their property? All of these questions
are vital to the Youth of the country,
for they will have to bear the
heaviest burden; they will have to die
the bloody death in the mud holes
Of nO-man's land to upheld a distorted
view of a would-be statesman as to
national honor.
A strong protest was issued recently
from a student body in one of the
Southern universities to the effect OF
being tired of hearing that we can
stay out of war only by arousing a
strong public opinion against war;
that the people are suckers for war
propaganda and probably always
will be.
The students went on to say that
there should be restriction of our mil
itary policy to the protection of con-
tinental United States AGAINST inva-
sion; mandatory neutrality legislation;
taxing the profits out of war; erasing
international tensions through re-
ciprOcal trade agreements; defeat OF
the army and navy plan for universal
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
THE PUBLIC AND CIVIL SERVICE
(Minneapnl is Tribunel


If Minnesota fails to obtain a merit
system for its civil employees at the
present session of the legislature. ii
probably can thank the Farmer-Labor
administration for blocking the re-
form. Unable to push through the
so-called Benson civil service bill.
which is little more than legaliza-
ton of the spOils system, the strategy
of the house liberals" is apparently
going to be that of blocking the pas
sage of any other merit bill. Some
of the leaders of this group are ex-
planning their attitude by saying that
there is mo public demand for a
merit system reform.
If there is no public demand for the
reform, row would these gentlemen
explain the fact that all three parties
in the last election promised reforms
in the direction of the merit system?
Even the Farmer-Labor party, whose
practical policies have always been
cOntemptuous of the merit system and
whose policies in employment are die
tated by ward clubs, declared in favor
of "a civil service law" Reform of
the manner in which state employ
ment has been handled was definitely
an issue in the last campaign and
there is no foundation for the state
ment that there is mo public demand
for such a reform.
The fact that the Minnesota FEEDER
OF nf Of
Women Voters have both presented
bills proposing a merit system for
state employment, alike in purpose,
certainly does not suggest the lack
of public interest in the question.
The Farmer-Lab2r administration is
the one approved by the federation of
labor. because they would handicap
it in the furtherance of it's machine
politics.
Even though the Farmer-Labor
party is in the position of power and
would derive an advantage from a
legitimate merit system, it's political
leadership is shortsighted enough to
think that it can gain more by ex-
plotting state labor as the spoils of
politics. These are the same gentle
men whose political stock in trade
is vociferous hatred of the lex
plOiters of labor" In order that these
gentlemen may have the responsible
ity for deciding whether Minnesota
is to make some progress toward a
merit system, it is to be hoped that
the senate will quickly place in the
hands of the house liberals 2 sound
and sincere bill embodying the merit
system. If the defenders of the down.
trodden then feel that the people do
not want such a bill, the RESPONSE
bility for the choice will be squarely
on their shoulders.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

ers, home owners and schools of this
state, yet the forces of privilege are
able to get some small merchants to
go before the legislature opposing
such a program.
Now we in Pine county in the last
three years have received $S2,1O5.O6
from the income tax; real estate and
personal property taxes for school pur-
poses have been replaced by this fund.
1t has been a real saving and of 81 eat
benefit to the Pine county schools.
Pine county taxpayers in the same
three years have contributed $1.S73.6O
to this fund. In other words. in the
last three years fer every dollar raid
by our citizens the schools have re-
ceived over $43 in return. Why should
Pine county citizens oppose a tax of
this type even though they are fOrtu-
nate enough to pay an income tax.
The year ending June 30, 1884, Pine
county citizens paid $333.67; the year
ending June 80, 1885, $916.11; and the
year ending June 30. 1886, s624.O2.
The amounts paid to Pine county
school districts from income tax funds
for the years ending December 81,
1884, was $17.152.5O; 1885, $27 $4,000
1886, $37,413.10
Let us all get behind the improved
tax program submitted by Governor
Benson and aid our schools and lower
real estate taxes for the farmers and
home owners.
NILS HOKSTAD.
Sandstone, Mimi
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draft, (which is fascism as bad as

draft, (which is fascism as bad as
Hitler's."
Then along with this expression on
war from the Southern group comes
one from Illinois:
I'VE are the Youth of America
We are the most disillusioned youth
in history. You can't kid us F! The
nations value their gold more than
their sons. Again they rearm for war
and youth marches to death while
their elders cheer. You say we can't
keep out? Who will fight the next
World war? We. the American youth
We protest. We don't want your
wreaths and tears on Armistice day
or your two minutes of impatient
silence We don't want your media S
and your long eulogies for the MUIR
ders we shall commit ! We don't even
Democracy
Pacifists were scorned and laughed
at during the historical stage before
the World war. but soon after we were
in it those very laughing and scorn-
ing patriots" were more than anxious
for it to end. The masses of the
people were tired and disguised with
fighting war made by old men and
rich men.
More patriotism should be preached
to the war profiteers, for the masses
have it already; they want to keep
their homes and be with their loved
ones. and to keep their country beau
tiful and unravished by the perils of
war;