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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
CIVIL SERVICE

There are many arguments for civil
service and some arguments, likely,
can also be advanced against it, espe-
cially if the law is not just what it
ought to be- However, if the law is
well written and we'll guarded so that
those who work under civil service
do not get the idea that they own
the world. then there can be no ques-
ton but that civil Service-the merit
SYSTEMS very superior to the spoils
system in politics.
When a political party goes on rec
ord for the civil service system of
employment. then naturally it Guild
stick to its guns. To state it mildly.
the current session of the Minnesota
Legislature has certainly batted
around with civil service bills. 1t
is only natural and to be expected
that lawmakers belonging to the same
political party as that Of the COVER
nor, desire to go along with what
the chief executive asks for, but when
the request is for strengthening the
spoils system in the name of civil
service, it is not to be wondered that
the legislators who think for them
selves. vote otherwise than requested
by the governor.
Along this line, Hjalmar Petersen,
the former governor and now chair
man of the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission, gave out a statement to
the press which reads as follows:
II wish to congratulate the Farmer
Labor state representatives who had
the courage and good sense to vote for
the minority report of the Civil Ad-
ministration committee at the session
Friday afternoon. House File No. 1913
which had the backing of the State
Federation of Labor, is an honest civil
service bill and merits support. If
the members of the Legislature who
belong to the Farmer-LabOr party Will
now make an effort to bring that bill
before the House as a special order,
cur party will have redeemed its plat
form pledge and the Onus of break
ing faith with the people will not be
upon US.
1T is regrettable that the head of
our party should have pursued the
course he has chosen to follow in this
matter. Apparently he has again lis
tened to Able Harris. George Griffith
and others of their school of politics.
House File 10, the so-called Ben
son bill is not a civil service bill.
1t is just the opposite-an effort to
write approval of the spoils system
into the laws of our state, and is an
insult to the intelligence Of the peo-
pie, who want a genuine civil service
system in Minnesota or none at all.
Let the younger members of our
party in the Legislature look to the
tried and true leader. Representative
S. A. Stockwell, who stood up on the
floor of the House and declared that
he wants bill which our party can
be proud of-not such bill as House
File no.
1.-The Legislature should either pass
a real civil service bill, or meme at
all, and cut out the camOuflage."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
FOR BENSON TAX PROGRAM

Editor Askov American:
1t is resl ettable that worth while leg
islation for the benefit of the people
at large and which forces groups OF
special privilege to pay something like
a just share of government meets with
such terrific oprO ition. The income
tax program sponsored by Govern or
Benson is of great value to the farm
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
DUXBURY

Mr.. and Mrs. Hatleli and Mr.. and
Mrs. Erwin Anderson spent Saturday
evening at the R. Shute home.
Neil Calvin is on the sick list at
this writing. He was taken suddenly
ill with a heart attack while on his
way to camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wegwerth left for st.
Paul Sunday to visit relatives for an
indefinite time. Mrs. Wegwerth will
enter hospital for medical treat
ments while there.
Mrs. Ed Linehan is spending an in
definite time at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Glienke.
Mrs. Norman Matson visited at the
c. Bjork home Sunday.
Mrs. Nels Matson and Myrtle of
ClovertOn, spent Monday at the James
MatsOn and Norman Matson homes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
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 if the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18
EAST OF BRUNO

Bill Ridgley spent from Thursday
until Sunday with his cousin, Harry
OSterkamp.
George July, Jr., spent Tuesday
night with Harry Osterkamp.
Mrs. Geo. July and son, Don, and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-18

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, 1937-03-18

The American goes in the mail
each Thursday; want your message
to go along?
Evening star., 1937-10-10

Father Coughlin never even men,
toned to me any thought of canceling
his broadcasts."
The priest, whose earlier broadcasts
have included attacks on the New Deal
and support Of a third party candi-
date for the presidency, declined to
enlarge upon that brief statement.
He referred questioners to his at
torney, Prewett Semmes.
Reply by Coughlin.
Semmes said Coughlins unpub-
lished reply had pointed out number
OF acts attributed to the Committee
for Industrial Organization which he
said did not coincide with the doctrine
of the Catholic church.
There was no formal disapproval,
the attorney said, from Archbishop
Mooney who was enthroned in the
new Archdiocese Of Detroit last July
after the death Of Bishop Michael
j. Gallagher. who was a frequent
defender of Father Coughlin's re-
marks.
The archbishop is not required to
make formal disapproval," Semmes
said. THE document is sent him for
approval. If he approves it it is
sent back, so marked. II he does not
approve it nothing more happens. II
was quite apparent Saturday that
Father Coughlin was not to have the
Evening star., 1937-10-10

approval, so he decided to cancel his
broadcasts.
Those radio hook-ups are quite
expensive, and the preparation of
the addresses requires a great deaf
OF time and thought. 1t seemed to
Father Coughlin that all that money
and effort and time would be wasted
if he were to be permitted to talk
nothing but platitudes.
Archbishop MONEYS reproof to the
priest was contained in his article
in this weeks Michigan Catholic,
church publication. He wrote that
Father Coughlin used unfortunate
words" in describing "a recent Of
ficial action of the President" and he
expressed deep regret" that the
priest did not have the prudent
counsel Of friendly critic, which it is
the aim OF church legislation to pro-
vide"
OF the c. I. o. the archbishop
wrote: mo Catholic Church author
ity has ever asserted that the. c. l.
D. is incompatible with .catholicity
on the basis of its publicly stated
principles-though 1T is undoubtedly
true that there are Communists in the
c. I. o. who are making every en-
deavor to gain control of the or
ganization for Communistic purposes,
and it is the conscientious duty of
Catholics in the C. I. o. relentlessly
to oppose these efforts"
Evening star., 1937-10-10
ROPERA|RSDOUBTS
|ON CROP. CONTROL
Farm Views at Variance
With WaIIace's, His
Speeches Show.

In two addresses prepared here and
delivered yesterday among his Caro-
lima "home folks" Daniel c. Roper,
Secretary Of Commerce, was observed
to be not only invading administra-
ton policy precincts assigned to
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary OF Agri-
culture. but apparently expressing
views on principles underlying farm
control legislation at variance with
some attributed to his fellow cabinet
member.
The Commerce Secretary addressed
the Pee Dee District Council OF Farm
Women at Charleston, S. c., yester-
day morning, and the Scotland
County Farmers Club at Gibson, N. c.,
last night. In his evening address
especially he brought into question the
desirability Of permanent or long term
imposition of Government controls
over agriculture.
Frowns on Subsidy.
Farmers, by and large, are more
interested in equitable treatment than
in subsidy" he said This attitude
looks to stabilization that is not pos
sible under a permanent system of
artificial support. Furthermore, su-
perimposed controls, except under
emergency conditions, have tendency
to thwart the principles of democ-
racy through form Of regimentation
that we righteously condemn in other
forms of government. The safe course
for agriculture and the country is to
widen the channels Of distribution BY
removing trade barriers, followed by a
study Of world market conditions as
basis for production plans more in
line with foreign and domestic de-
mand."
He credited administration policies
with contributing "marvelously to the
reha utilization Of the South" but
warned that 'the present loan pro-
cedure should be regarded as an
emergency plan and not permanent
policy"
Stresses Foreign Market.
THE feature of regulating the
loan according to the actual market
value OF the staple is sound" he said,
obviously referring to the present cot
ton loan program, but plans for nor
NAL and long-range programs should
be kept definitely under considera-
ton. We cannot afford to lose our
foreign markets ..
Facing the situation realistically,
the danger in carrying the subsidy
policy too far lies in the strain on
the Federal financial structure as
we'll as in the further loss of foreign
| markets. The challenge is TO find
the substitute for benefit payments
that will accomplish the objective OF
relief without the use Of artificial
! means"
In both addresses he stressed advo-
cacy Of reduction Of tariff barriers.
(Copyrisht 1e37)
Evening star., 1937-10-10
M0[L|S0N TO FLY
WIFE T0SEE DAHL
British Flyer Gets Franco
Permission to Take Her
to Salamanca.
By the Associated Press.

SALAMANCA. Spain. October g.
Harold E. DAHL American flyer for
the Spanish government who vas
captured, sentenced to death and
granted clemency by insurgents, to-
night awaited the arrival of his blond
wife, former American stage singer.
Insurgent Gen. Francisco Franco
made the visit possible by granting
James A. Mollison, noted British flyer,
permission to fly Mrs. Dahl from
Cannes to Salamanca.
Dahl, meanwhile. was moved from
prison to hospital, where he will be
treated for a still slightly affected
abdominal operation performed several
months ago in France.
Word was communicated Of Molli-
sons offer to fly Mrs. Dahl, and 1t was
decided Immediately to permit him TO
cross the border with an escort Of
insurgent planes on whatever date he
may decide.
The insurgent air ministry specified
that Mollison and Mrs. Dahl need
not bother about the complexities of
passports, and Mrs. Dahl will be given
permission to use the passport with
which she visited Madrid.
Dahl's removal from the hospital
by officers counted virtually as parole,
inasmuch as he will have full freedom
OF the hospital grounds. Complete
freedom now is considered only a mat
ter Of short time in the normal
course Of prisoner exchange.
3 Warrants Out for Dahl.
LOS ANGELES, October 9 P.-
Harold E. Dahl. American aviator who
won freedom from a death sentences
through his wife's plea for mercy to
Spanish Rebel Leader Francisco Fran
co, will be arrested If he sets foot
on American soil. Detective Lieuts.
Bert Jones and r. r. Coppage said
today.
Jones and Coppage said they have
warrants for Dahl's arrest on three
counts Of forgery allegedly committed
In October. 1886.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
ROOSEVELT MEN
ATLAB0R PARLEY
Presence of Dewey and
Berry Starts Talk of
Bid for Peace.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Battle betUeen A. F. of L. crafts
and Letpis' industrial union asso-
ciates hare giuen administration
many headache Both sides time
and again hare sought Federal
support. Labor men generally
agree Mr.. RoosereH and his aides
WiU find it increasingly difficult
TO auoid charges OF partidlity if
fight spreads. Congressman find
themselves in similar position.
By the Associated Press.
DENVER. October 9.-Appearance
Of two Federal officials at the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor convention
gave rise to reports today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt might be actively in
terested in ending labor's big civil war
First James F. Dewey, veteran La
Dor Department corciliator, appeared
in the convention hall. He spent sew
eral days quietly talking with leaders
Then Senator George L. Berry, DEM
ocrat. of Tennessee. frequent White
House caller when labor issues are OF
paramount interest, arrived, although
he had told friends only few weeks
ago he doubted he would attend the
convention.
Makes Conciliatory Speech.
Berry made a friendly speech. urg-
ing the federation to make known its
legislative desire to. him at all times.
He concluded. however. by saying:
Il hope our craftsmanship will as
sert itself to the point where We again
will have happy, united trade move
ment in the United States"
Berry then started round of hotel
room conferences with A. F. Of l.
leaders
A much discussed question on the
train that carried several hundred
delegates to Moffat Tunnel and back
on their Saturday holiday was wheth-
er Mr.. Roosevelt might be trying tc
find out whether there would be .
chance for him to do some successful
missionary work toward ending tn.
bitter battle between the A. F. of L
and John L. Lewis rebel C. l. O.
Work Would Be Under Cover.
Every one agreed that any admin
istration peace maneuvers would bt
carried on behind the scenes The
Presidents aides repeatedly have in.
sisted that he was keeping hands of
the fight.
Convention delegates generally
agreed that peace is long way of
The fundamental issue of craft versus
industrial organization no longer is tn,
sole issue, as it was two years ago a
the Atlantic City convention.
Throughout the first week of tn,
convention, federation leaders hav,
accused Lewis of using the c. I. O
Evening star., 1937-10-10
NEEDS CAMPAIGN
WILL SOON BEGIN
Mobilization Appeal Will Be
Launched in 1913 Ameri-
can Cities.

The 1887 campaign of the Com
munity Mobilization for Human Needs
will get under way within few davs
in 1913 American cities which last
year contributed some s80.000,000 to
the support OF needy families.
As does Washington's own Com
munity Chest. local agencies in these
cities finance hospitals. youth organi-
zations and settlements, sponsored by
all faiths, as we'll as civic. business,
labor and other non-sectarian groups
Appeal to Mass and Class.
The mobilization appeal will be
both to mass and class. From 40,-
100000 to 10000 600 persons in the
398 cities heretofore have taken a
personal interest in their Community
Chests. Three-fourths Of the givers
are working men and women whose
gifts average under IS each. How
ever. So per cent of the monies raised
comes in gifts of sl00 or more and
II per cent of it comes in big gifts
of $4,000 or more
some 6.500 cal organizations are
financed from these funds In some
cities upwards of 125 agencies par
ticipate, including such organizations
as the Boy and Girl Scouts, the
Red Cross. the Salvation Army, the
tuberculosis Association and scores
of other groups.
Roosevelt to Go on Air.
Because Of the universally and
national Importance of it's appeal,
President Roosevelt will utilize a $50
station radio hook-up TO open the
mobiliza ton some time this month.
The intensive period of mobilization
will extend to mid-November.
Charles P. Taft Cincinnati attor-
ney, is chairman of the mobilization
The National Citizens Committee, OF
which Taft is chairman. is composed
of 100 men and women. chosen fol
outstanding service in civic and well
fare work. The vice chairmen oi
the National Citizens Committee are
DR.. A. H. Giannini, Los Angeles: Louis
S. Kirkstein. Boston; Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt Mrs. Harper Sibley
Rochester, N. Y, and Gerard Swope
New York.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
POLICE ARE CALLED
IN PATIENTS DEATH
Walter Reed Authorities Refuse
Details After Report Of
Hanging.

Coroner A. Maeruder Macdonald
today will complete an investigation
into the death last night of Chauncey
McNeill. jr., rs, a patient in the
psychopathic section at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Police of No precinct station
made two trips to the hospital to
investigate after DR.. Macdonald had
been informed by telephone that there
had been hanging" but hospital
authorities refused to give them de-
tails, except to say McNeill was found
dead. "cause undetermined" it was
said at the precinct station.
McNeill. whose home is said to be
at Moresield. w. Va, was an ensign
in the Naval Reserve and recently
had been on duty at c. G. c. Camp
P-58, in West Virginia. it Is said He
hac been in the hospital a month.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Coughlin
Continued From First Page.)

Mooney for stating in press inter-
view that President Roosevelt showed
personal stupidity in his appoint
ment of Supreme Court Justice Hugo
L. Black, and for using an analogy
the archbishop said might give the
impression that there is a basic op-
position in principle between the
Catholic church and the c. I. O."
Statement by Priest.
The priest in a formal statement
today said:
Father Coughlin presented to
Archbishop Mooney, for approval for
publication, his reply to the arch
bishops statement. This approval
was withheld. Father Coughlin there
fore has no comment to make.
Father Coughlin will cancel his
contract for a series Of rs broadcasts
over 35 national stations, scheduled
to start October 81"
A few hours later Archbishop
Mooney issued what he described as
clarifying statement and in it
said he had not been informed by
Father Coughlin of his decision to
discontinue his broadcasts and that
it was "an entirely independent de-
| cision on his part"
For the sake of clearnessrr the
archbishop stated, Il feel that I
ought to note two things in regard
to the statement attributed to Father
Coughlin in today's paper.
The first is that Father Coughlin
on Friday discussed with me q draft
of his prepared comment on the
statement I gave to the Michigan
Catholic for publication in its issue
Of last Thursday.
Il advised Father Coughlin against
publishing it because it seemed to me
to go beyond the two specific point,
raised in my statement. I feared
therefore, that it might lead to confu.
sion in some minds.
In this connection it is pertinen
to note that Father Coughlin read my
original statement before 1t was issued
and had an opportunity to collaborate
with me in editing it.
THE second remark wish to make
is that Father >Coughlins expressed
determination to cancel his broadcast.
ing contract represents m entirely In
| dependent decision on hk part
Evening star., 1937-10-10

to build up a powerful political ma
chine.
To give Lewis what they think
will be the battle of his life, they
have decided to carry the fight into
the enemys country. They intend to
have the convention formally expel
the Lewis unions from the A. F. of L.
technically, the rebel unions are
only suspended) and then to organize
new unions where Lewis strength is
greatest
Crying dictator" they expect to
win over both men and management
to their side
In view Of this situation and Lewis
successes so far-together with the
personal hatreds the fight has devel-
oped-labor men here say Mr. Roose-
welt may have hard row to hoe If
he intends to take up the role of
peacemaker.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
GOV. EARLE ATTACKS
BUDGET BALANCERS
Declares G.. 0. P. Wants Back
Just 10 Replace Roosevelt
With Man Like Hoover.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. October Gov.
George H. Earle said tonight that
Republicans were trying to regain con-
troll of the country Ito get rid Of
Roosevelt and replace him with a
man like Hoover"
He spoke at Carnegie Hall ito
answer the challenge of the leaders Of
the Republican rarty in State and
Nation"
Earle, the States first Democratic
Governor since the Civil War, lashed
out at budget balancers.
They are not willing to wait for
accommodating business volume to bal
ance the budget. They demand it
today - knowing that there is
only one way TO balance the budget
and that is by cutting Of all Federal
expenditures for work relief in the "a
States"
Evening star., 1937-10-10
WAR0NLYB VOTE.
IS ASKED BY NYE
Senator Also Urges Law to
Curb Profits From Armed
Conflict.
BY the Associated Press.

RUTLAND. VT, October 9.-Assert-
ing the Nation needed legislation
which could curb the appetite OF cer-
tain Americans to profit by other
peoples wars" Senator Nye tRepub-
lican Of North Dakota) today advo-
Gated a constitutional amendment
making declaration Of war possible
only through referendum.
Here as a speaker at the Vermont
Education Associations annual con-
vention, Nye said in an interview that
by writing such a program of national
legislation. this country's participation
in war could be prevented. He did
not identify the certain Americans
Earlier. addressing the association's
concluding session. the Senator de-
clared the United States was ap-
preaching rapidly the same hysteria
over the same causes which 20 years
ago carried this Nation into the World
War
I'VE won the war" he said, but
every cause for which We fought stands
demonstrated as lost cause We
fought war to end war. But VIZ
have no guarantee of peace in the
future: We fought for freedom of the
seas but We have not gained freedom
In the interview that followed, Nyt
said: AS long as we continue to arm
other nations and permit profit to bt
made out of war, war will be inevita BILE
If America went to war with Japar
today, American soldiers would be
fought with airplanes, torpedoes anc
powder made either with American
designs, or with American formulas
American young men would bs
brought home with shrapnel in theil
bodies made from scrap iron which
has been gathered in the United States
in immense quantities and sent acros.
the Pacific"
Evening star., 1937-10-10
BRAZIL MAKES A DEBUT
Test Shipment of 100 Crates Of
Pineapples Soon to Come to U. s.

A test shipment of 100 crates Of
Brazilian pineapples, the first from
that country, will be made to New York
from Rio de Janiero before the end
of this month. the Commerce Depart
ment has been informed
Should the test prove successful
further shipments are to be made at
once, continuing through the Brazilian
season, which continues until the end
of January, it was said.